Awian Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Awian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin271:382,80028,543
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Awian (10) may also be a first name.

Awian Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Awian Come From? nationality or country of origin

Awian is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,506,728th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Awian are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 382,800. In Benin it is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 93 percent live, Littoral Department, where 4 percent live and Plateau Department, where 4 percent live. Apart from Benin this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 31 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawian9132/
Awihan9116/
Awijan919/
Aiwian917/
Awjian913/
Awaijan8310/
Awijane831/
Aweijan831/
Awagian831/
Abian805,186/
Avian80782/
Awyan80418/
Owian8013/
Awion802/
Ewian801/
Awjan801/
Awaijane7760/
Hawaiian772/
Auwaijan772/
Aubian73438/
Habian73303/
Aabian7385/
Abijan7384/
Aibyan7359/
Havian7348/
Gavian7347/
Avjian7339/
Atvian7322/
Ahuian7319/
Hawion7317/
Hawyan7312/
Aivean7310/
Aviang737/
Awjane737/
Aviane737/
Abihan736/
Aweyan734/
Abjian734/
Awyang734/
Avijan733/
Asvian732/
Oswian731/
Awayon731/
Aïbian731/
Ayuian731/
Abajian67614/
Habijan67524/
Aviatin67203/
Avagian6773/
Oweihan6767/
Abayian6758/
Abojian6718/
Gavijan6710/
Awayjan6710/
Abaiyan679/
Owaijan678/
Ayvijan676/
Goweian676/
Ayuiang675/
Auwyang675/
Oweijan672/
Ovayian672/
Aveiyan672/
Awajyan672/
Avajian672/
Abhijan672/
Avaiyan671/
Hawayon671/
Obaiyan671/
Avijgan671/
Avogian671/
Avianne671/
Eweiyan671/
Ovagian671/
Havijan671/
Eaubian671/
Gauvian671/
Haibian671/
Asvihan671/
Habihan671/
Habjian671/
Abijaun671/
Gavihan671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Awian
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