Awza Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Awza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen111:2,402,29914,089
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Awza (54) may also be a first name.

Awza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awza occurs in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awza? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Awza occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Awza reside; 44 percent reside in West Asia and 44 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequent given name globally It is held by 54 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 2,402,299. In Yemen Awza is most numerous in: Sana'a Governorate, where 91 percent live and 'Amran Governorate, where 9 percent live. Outside of Yemen this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Afghanistan, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawza8946/
Awzia8924/
Awzah894/
Awzat891/
Ahwza891/
Hawzai8063/
Hawzah806/
Awzadh806/
Hawzat802/
Hawzad801/
Afza754,810/
Abza752,023/
Awzi7533/
Awsa7513/
Awja7512/
Avza754/
Awzy752/
Awze752/
Owza752/
Awzo751/
Awzj751/
Awca751/
Awdzaay731/
Afzaa671,463/
Habza67498/
Hawzi67359/
Hawsa67292/
Hafza67209/
Hawzy67101/
Havza6793/
Afzad6766/
Afzia6746/
Afzah6744/
Afzaz6737/
Afzai6734/
Awdja6717/
Asfza6710/
Howza679/
Abzai679/
Gawze677/
Gawzi675/
Awzie675/
Afzay674/
Gavza674/
Afzat673/
Ahwja673/
Aafza673/
Hawja673/
Abzay672/
Avzad672/
Hawze672/
Affza672/
Eawzy672/
Abdza672/
Afdza672/
Afzau671/
Awzih671/
Aawsa671/
Afzea671/
Afhza671/
Afzha671/
Adfza671/
Abzaj671/
Awzes671/
Eawzi671/
Awsea671/
Awzeh671/
Gawzy671/
Aswze671/
Abzza671/
Owzah671/
Awjaa671/
Auwsa671/

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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 Awza
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