Awva Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Awva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 30 | 1:136,495 | 7,782 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Awva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awva (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﻓﻰ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awva? popularity and diffusion
Awva is the 3,432,070th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Awva reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Awva is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 136,495. In Mauritania Awva is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 40 percent reside, Trarza Region, where 37 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awvah | 89 | 2 | / |
| Awvhad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awua | 75 | 8,791 | / |
| Awwa | 75 | 4,248 | / |
| Avva | 75 | 1,194 | / |
| Avua | 75 | 335 | / |
| Afwa | 75 | 308 | / |
| Abva | 75 | 95 | / |
| Ewva | 75 | 56 | / |
| Owva | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gavva | 67 | 2,416 | / |
| Hawwa | 67 | 1,889 | / |
| Avvas | 67 | 870 | / |
| Havva | 67 | 770 | / |
| Gavua | 67 | 494 | / |
| Afwah | 67 | 241 | / |
| Afwat | 67 | 158 | / |
| Hawua | 67 | 88 | / |
| Avvad | 67 | 46 | / |
| Awwau | 67 | 34 | / |
| Afwaj | 67 | 23 | / |
| Havwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Avvaa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aywba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Abway | 67 | 10 | / |
| Awwai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Awhua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aawua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Auwua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awuaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Afwas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Avvah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Avvai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aywua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Habva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Avuha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aywwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Auwwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aivva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abvea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awvoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewhva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asfwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owvah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asvva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abvaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aavua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwva | 67 | 1 | / |
Awva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awva in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭﻓﻰ | awfy | 35 |
| ﺃﻭﻓﻰ | awfy | 30 |
| ﺍﻭﻑ | awf | 10 |
| ﺃﻭﻓﺎ | awfa | 5 |
| ﺍﻟﻌﻮﻓﻪ | alwfh | 5 |
| ﻋﻮﻓﻪ | wfh | 5 |
| ﺃﻭﻓﻲ | awfy | 5 |
| ﺍﻭﻓﻲ | awfy | 5 |
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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 Awva
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