Ayanaw Surname

85,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Ayanaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayanaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia5,6341:17,3142,331
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ayanaw (3,596) may also be a first name.

Ayanaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ayanaw occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayanaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ayanaw is the 85,561st most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,293,035 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ayanaw live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 117,990th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 3,596 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 5,634 people, or 1 in 17,314. Without taking into account Ethiopia Ayanaw exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayanawe921/
Aynaw918/
Gayangaw861/
Ayanow836/
Ajanaw835/
Ayenaw832/
Gaynaw831/
Ayanova77251/
Ayonawe7710/
Ayhanow774/
Ayongaw773/
Ayungaw771/
Aynab73212/
Aynow736/
Yenaw731/
Gayanova711,209/
Ayhanova714/
Ayenachw711/
Ayanov67191/
Ajanaf67137/
Ajanab67117/
Ayenow6710/
Aneawe678/
Ainawe675/
Aainab675/
Ajunaw672/
Ayonab671/
Ajanav671/
Gaunaw671/
Ainaaw671/
Hayhanova671/

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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 Ayanaw
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