Awya Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Awya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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
Awya is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Awya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awya is the 4,649,889th most common surname at a global level. 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 commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 102 people.
The surname Awya is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Awya is mostly found in: Nasarawa, where 56 percent reside, Abia, where 33 percent reside and Kaduna, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 22 percent reside and Benin, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawya | 89 | 818 | / |
| Aweya | 89 | 322 | / |
| Awyah | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ahwya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Auwya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Awyaj | 89 | 1 | / |
| Haweya | 80 | 27 | / |
| Awaiya | 80 | 18 | / |
| Hawyah | 80 | 17 | / |
| Aweyat | 80 | 16 | / |
| Gaweya | 80 | 8 | / |
| Awyass | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aweyia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hawyat | 80 | 3 | / |
| Awyaah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awuyea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aweyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aweyai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aswyat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abya | 75 | 899 | / |
| Awia | 75 | 697 | / |
| Avya | 75 | 19 | / |
| Awja | 75 | 12 | / |
| Awyo | 75 | 10 | / |
| Owya | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ewya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Awaiyah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ashwyat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gaweyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awayeah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awiah | 67 | 2,275 | / |
| Howya | 67 | 631 | / |
| Awija | 67 | 277 | / |
| Aabya | 67 | 273 | / |
| Oweya | 67 | 232 | / |
| Hawia | 67 | 194 | / |
| Aweha | 67 | 154 | / |
| Aweyo | 67 | 126 | / |
| Ahwia | 67 | 62 | / |
| Abhya | 67 | 54 | / |
| Awhia | 67 | 27 | / |
| Avyaa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Abyay | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gavya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Habya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aweja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abyaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayuia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awuia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Havya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aweay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hawja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avyay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aubya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahwja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aweah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awjaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awiad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aweoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aweea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avyaz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Awya
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