Awya Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Awya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Awya (102) may also be a first name.

Awya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awya is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Awya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Awya is the 4,649,889th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Awya is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Awya are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 935,178th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 102 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 56 percent are found, Abia, where 33 percent are found and Kaduna, where 11 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 22 percent are found and Benin, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawya89818/
Aweya89322/
Awyah893/
Ahwya891/
Auwya891/
Awyaj891/
Haweya8027/
Awaiya8018/
Hawyah8017/
Aweyat8016/
Gaweya808/
Awyass804/
Aweyia803/
Hawyat803/
Awyaah801/
Awuyea801/
Aweyah801/
Aweyai801/
Aswyat801/
Abya75899/
Awia75697/
Avya7519/
Awja7512/
Awyo7510/
Owya757/
Ewya753/
Awaiyah734/
Ashwyat732/
Gaweyah731/
Awayeah731/
Awiah672,275/
Howya67631/
Awija67277/
Aabya67273/
Oweya67232/
Hawia67194/
Aweha67154/
Aweyo67126/
Ahwia6762/
Abhya6754/
Awhia6727/
Avyaa6726/
Abyay6714/
Gavya6711/
Habya679/
Aweja678/
Abyaa675/
Ayuia675/
Awuia675/
Havya674/
Aweay674/
Hawja673/
Avyay673/
Aubya673/
Ahwja673/
Aweah672/
Awjaa671/
Avyas671/
Awiad671/
Aweoa671/
Aweea671/
Owyad671/
Gawyo671/
Gawja671/
Auwia671/
Avyaz671/

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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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  • 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 Awya
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