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

The last name Awya is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 4,649,889^th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Awya occurs mostly 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 935,178^th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 102 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Awya is primarily concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 56 percent reside, Abia, where 33 percent reside and Kaduna, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 22 percent reside and Benin, where 6 percent reside.