Where Does The Last Name Awka Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Awka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﻛﻪ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awka? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 2,506,728^th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. Awka occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Awka are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awka is also the 920,134^th most common forename at a global level, held by 105 people.

Awka is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 28 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 28 percent reside and Osun, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Awka exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 3 percent reside and Egypt, where 2 percent reside.