Awwami Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awwami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awwami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Awwami Last Name Facts

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

Awwami is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awwami? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Awwami live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Awwami is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Awwami is mostly found in: Yobe, where 59 percent are found and Borno, where 41 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Awwami is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awami9117,285/
Auwami83145/
Ahwami8377/
Hawami8361/
Aweami8324/
Awamie8316/
Awamai832/
Awaami832/
Awaimi832/
Awwama831/
Awuami831/
Awamid831/
Hauwami7746/
Achwami778/
Hawamid774/
Hawatmi772/
Hawammi771/
Aaswami771/
Gowwami771/
Ayswami771/
Hawasmi771/
Awomi731,160/
Awamy73404/
Awame73363/
Awama73252/
Abami73251/
Owami734/
Avami734/
Ewami731/
Awemi731/
Ahwaimid711/
Hawamish711/
Hawama67951/
Awoumi6770/
Gavami6735/
Ewamei6726/
Awaima6716/
Asvami6713/
Hawomi6712/
Abamai6712/
Avamit6710/
Awamma679/
Abhami677/
Habami675/
Abaimi673/
Awameh673/
Awoemi673/
Abaumi673/
Abaymi672/
Awamoa671/
Awamez671/
Awaamy671/
Abamui671/
Awamey671/
Ewaemi671/
Awemyi671/
Howami671/
Hawame671/
Ouwami671/
Abamoi671/
Avatmi671/
Auwama671/
Auwame671/
Awamay671/
Awaime671/
Aweama671/
Awemih671/
Aweame671/

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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 Awwami
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