Awwan Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Awwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Awwan (62) may also be a first name.
Awwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awwan is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awwan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awwan is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Awwan reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awwan is also the 1,246,114th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 62 people.
The last name Awwan is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria Awwan is most frequent in: Niger, where 33 percent live, Oyo, where 33 percent live and Ogun, where 17 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 43 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Awwan
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