Awima Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Awima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Awima (51) may also be a first name.

Awima Last Name Facts

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

Awima occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awima? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Awima live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Awima is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 51 people.

The last name Awima is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Awima is primarily found in: Arua District, where 78 percent are found, Mubende District, where 11 percent are found and Yumbe District, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awaima9116/
Awimah9110/
Awuima912/
Aswimah8316/
Hawimah832/
Awimath831/
Abima802,557/
Awuma802,464/
Awema8083/
Owima8057/
Awimi8023/
Awimo8013/
Awime8010/
Avima806/
Awumah73499/
Aivema73188/
Auwema73132/
Avoima73116/
Evaima7330/
Awiomo7328/
Avioma7323/
Owoima7323/
Habima7312/
Obaima737/
Awuuma736/
Abeima734/
Gavima734/
Hawuma733/
Awaimi732/
Abimai732/
Abhima732/
Awimei731/
Owioma731/
Awhema731/
Awemah731/
Havima731/
Awimey731/
Awieme731/
Aweama731/
Awaime731/
Awumma731/
Auvima731/
Avimas731/
Abimaa731/
Abaima731/
Ajuima731/
Gawema731/
Ouwima731/
Aboima731/
Awaimo731/
Abimaj731/
Avhima731/
Ahuimah6717/
Aweimer679/
Awaimey679/
Havitma672/
Abaimea671/
Aiwimey671/
Aivemai671/
Gavimay671/
Aavimaa671/
Asuimaa671/
Owiemah671/
Gavimah671/
Haweema671/
Aweamat671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Awima
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