Awir Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Awir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda681:574,10731,082
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Awir (362) may also be a first name.

Awir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awir occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,465,390th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. Awir occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Awir live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Awir is also the 457,558th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 362 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 574,107. In Uganda Awir is primarily found in: Oyam District, where 50 percent reside, Otuke District, where 29 percent reside and Apac District, where 12 percent reside. Other than Uganda it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 46 percent reside and South Sudan, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awire89209/
Awier8974/
Hawir8930/
Ajwir8922/
Aweir899/
Awair894/
Awior891/
Ahwir891/
Hawire80575/
Hawier80107/
Awirhe8050/
Awaire8022/
Awhire808/
Hawair805/
Haiwir803/
Ahwair802/
Aweire802/
Awihre801/
Achwir801/
Ahwirh801/
Hajwir801/
Ahwire801/
Ajwair801/
Gawair801/
Gawgir800/
Abir7559,127/
Awer75752/
Avir75342/
Owir7561/
Awre7555/
Awhaire7333/
Hawaird733/
Awhirhe731/
Hauwier730/
Awere674,065/
Abair671,550/
Habir671,003/
Abhir67782/
Owire67725/
Ahuir67509/
Aweer67458/
Aabir67273/
Avire67247/
Havir67238/
Hawer67238/
Aybir67113/
Avier6799/
Aveir6775/
Aywer6774/
Hawre6768/
Obair6750/
Gavir6733/
Avior6733/
Awear6726/
Ahwer6721/
Ajwer6720/
Hauswirt6713/
Avair6712/
Aibir6711/
Abeir6710/
Abuir6710/
Aiber679/
Aubir676/
Owier676/
Owair675/
Howir674/
Aivir673/
Đabir673/
Aavir673/
Hewir673/
Aboir672/
Avoir672/
Ovair672/
Asuir672/
Awyor672/
Auwer671/
Asvir671/
Hawaireh671/
Hawjr671/
Oweir671/
Aijwaire671/
Ahvir671/
Eabir671/
Ajvir671/
Auwre671/
D'Haiwir671/
Ewair671/
Aawre671/
Aiwer671/
Aiver670/
Evair670/
Ashwirth670/
Eweir670/

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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 Awir
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