Ayaw Surname

662,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Guyana

Ayaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4061:249,35537,348
Guyana311:24,5882,860
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ayaw (36) may also be a first name.

Ayaw Last Name Facts

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

Ayaw is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ayaw is the 662,685th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 16,087,298 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Ayaw reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 36 people.

It is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 406 people, or 1 in 249,355. In The Philippines Ayaw is most prevalent in: Soccsksargen, where 84 percent are found, Davao Region, where 10 percent are found and Mimaropa, where 3 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines Ayaw is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Guyana, where 7 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayawe89130/
Hayaw895/
Ayhaw891/
Ayw86614/
Hayawe8027/
Ayew751,938/
Ayab75792/
Ayav75613/
Ayaf75254/
Ayow75103/
Ayuw7542/
Eyaw7528/
Uyaw7523/
Oyaw7519/
Ajaw7513/
Iyaw755/
Aayw754/
Hayw753/
Ayiw753/
Ayyw752/
Ayww751/
Aywe751/
Aaiw751/
Aajw751/
Ahyw751/
Aiaw751/
Aywf751/
Aywt751/
Aysw751/
Ayeva674,422/
Ayowa67955/
Iyawe67760/
Ayafe67678/
Ayiwe67477/
Hayow67465/
Hayab67309/
Ayowe67307/
Ahyaf67199/
Ayuwe67194/
Gayaf6767/
Ayewe6760/
Ahyew6747/
Oyawe6733/
Ahyow6717/
Ahjaw6716/
Hayaf6714/
Ayova6711/
Ayauv6710/
Gayav677/
Uyawe677/
Hayav675/
Ayaph675/
Eyawe675/
Eyaws674/
Yhiaw674/
Hajaw673/
Ayabh673/
Hayew673/
Ayouw672/
Haywe672/
Ayiow672/
Ayhab671/
Ayowh671/
Hiyaw671/
Ayhwe671/
Aiywe671/
Aawew671/
Aiyow671/
Hoyaw671/
Ayavz671/
Yiyaw671/

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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
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  • 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 Ayaw
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