Awire Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Awire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 93 | 1:496,558 | 25,459 |
| Uganda | 52 | 1:750,755 | 36,601 |
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Awire (10) may also be a first name.
Awire Demographics
Awire Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Awire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awire occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awire? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,148,257th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Awire reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.
Awire is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 496,558. In Kenya it is most common in: Busia County, where 97 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 24 percent are found.
Awire Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya.
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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 Awire
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