Awonak Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

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

Awonak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awonak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Awonak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awonak is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Awonak.

How Common Is The Last Name Awonak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Awonak is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Awonak reside; 95 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 95 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Western, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Ghana, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awonake923/
Awonaike86272/
Awonok8361/
Awutnak7722/
Aswanak7713/
Auwonok7712/
Abounak772/
Owonaike713/
Avonaike713/
Obunak678/
Avanak672/
Evanak671/
Abouhnaik671/

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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
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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 Awonak
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