Awva Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Awva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania301:136,4957,782
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awvah892/
Awvhad801/
Awua758,791/
Awwa754,248/
Avva751,194/
Avua75335/
Afwa75308/
Abva7595/
Ewva7556/
Owva755/
Gavva672,416/
Hawwa671,889/
Avvas67870/
Havva67770/
Gavua67494/
Afwah67241/
Afwat67158/
Hawua6788/
Avvad6746/
Awwau6734/
Afwaj6723/
Havwa6716/
Avvaa6716/
Aywba6711/
Abway6710/
Awwai6710/
Awhua679/
Aawua679/
Auwua678/
Awuaa677/
Afwas677/
Avvah675/
Avvai675/
Aywua674/
Habva674/
Avuha674/
Aywwa674/
Auwwa672/
Afwai672/
Aivva672/
Abvea671/
Awvoy671/
Awbau671/
Ewhva671/
Afway671/
Afwaa671/
Afwua671/
Avwai671/
Avuah671/
Awuay671/
Avwad671/
Asfwa671/
Owvai671/
Avway671/
Owvah671/
Asvva671/
Abvaj671/
Aavua671/
Awbay671/
Ouwva671/

Awva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awva in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻭﻓﻰawfy35
ﺃﻭﻓﻰawfy30
ﺍﻭﻑawf10
ﺃﻭﻓﺎawfa5
ﺍﻟﻌﻮﻓﻪalwfh5
ﻋﻮﻓﻪwfh5
ﺃﻭﻓﻲawfy5
ﺍﻭﻓﻲawfy5

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Awva
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