Awshan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Awshan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awshan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Awshan (17) may also be a first name.

Awshan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awshan is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awshan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Awshan is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Awshan live; 43 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Awshan is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,547,962. In Pakistan Awshan is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 67 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 33 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 29 percent live and Kenya, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awsan915/
Afshan836,469/
Hawsan8313/
Abshan839/
Awhsan831/
Awchan831/
Afshaan774,476/
Afshang77718/
Habshan7782/
Howshan7729/
Afshanh7712/
Aafshan7712/
Afshain779/
Hafshan777/
Aphshan776/
Havshan775/
Afsahan773/
Hawssan772/
Affshan772/
Afshahn772/
Afhshan771/
Aawsane771/
Hawsian771/
Haswsan771/
Afshand771/
Abschan771/
Abshain771/
Afsan732,258/
Avsan73238/
Absan7373/
Awson7319/
Awsam732/
Afshankh712/
Aafshain711/
Hawchaun711/
Aafshaan711/
Hawson67733/
Owsian67220/
Howsan6787/
Aphsan6726/
Afsian6720/
Afsham6714/
Afshon6711/
Afsaan6711/
Afsane677/
Hawsen677/
Avshanova676/
Afsahn676/
Afsanh673/
Afhsan673/
Eawson672/
Afssan672/
Avsane672/
Haubshain672/
Achwchang671/
Afsain671/
Absain671/
Abssan671/
Afchan671/
Aiwsam671/
Efshan671/
Awssam671/
Avsant670/
Obshan670/

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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 Awshan
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