Awta Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Awta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1831:104,8744,261
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Awta (71) may also be a first name.

Awta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awta is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Awta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,118,459th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. Awta is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Awta reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Awta is also the 1,152,838th most common first name worldwide, held by 71 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 104,874. In Niger it is most frequent in: Zinder Region, where 58 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 16 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Niger it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawta8910/
Awtay893/
Awtah893/
Awtta892/
Auwta892/
Awtha891/
Hawtha805,521/
Awtash8016/
Hawtay806/
Awty75221/
Afta75193/
Abta75178/
Awti7569/
Awte7560/
Avta7519/
Ewta752/
Haewtai7346/
Heawtai731/
Awttash731/
Hafta671,906/
Aftat67541/
Habta67390/
Hawte67374/
Aftah67119/
Aawte6784/
Aftaj6749/
Gafta6723/
Aftad6717/
Aftaz6715/
Abtay6714/
Aftai6711/
Owtad6711/
Awtey6711/
Aswti6710/
Abtai678/
Avtau678/
Aafta678/
Avtas677/
Awthe676/
Aftas676/
Awthi675/
Auvta675/
Avtat673/
Awteh673/
Aftap672/
Aftau672/
Owtah672/
Ayvta672/
Apfta672/
Awtoh671/
Abtaj671/
Ahfta671/
Avdta671/
Auwte671/
Ahvta671/
Abtta671/
Asvta671/
Avtai671/
Ewtah671/
Awtou671/
Avtay671/
Avtaz671/
Awtes671/
Gowta671/
Havta671/
Avtea671/
Ahbta671/
Aivta671/
Ehwta671/
Hawty670/

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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 Awta
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