Awz Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Awz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Awz (19) may also be a first name.

Awz Last Name Facts

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

Awz is found most frequently in Thailand. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Awz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Awz is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Awz are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 47 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Awz is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 19 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 10,091,192. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Bangkok, where 57 percent are found, Chiang Mai Province, where 14 percent are found and Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Thailand Awz is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 27 percent are found and Pakistan, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawz8650/
Gawz862/
Aiwz861/
Awzh861/
Awzp861/
Awzz861/
Abz67426/
Aws67384/
Afz67371/
Awc6764/
Ewz6712/
Owz6711/
Avz678/
Awx675/
Gauwtz673/

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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 Awz
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