Azwe Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Azwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Azwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon821:253,28124,740
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Azwe (145) may also be a first name.

Azwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Azwe is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Azwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Azwe reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Azwe is also the 766,399th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 145 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 253,281. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 80 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 18 percent reside and South Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Azweh8949/
Azwie8910/
Azwee894/
Azwhe891/
Hazwe891/
Azwue891/
Azwei891/
Gazwe891/
Azw8635/
Adzwer801/
Azweeh801/
Aizewe801/
Azwa75761/
Acwe75161/
Azwi7569/
Azue7560/
Hazw7530/
Azbe7529/
Ajwe7519/
Ozwe756/
Azwy753/
Azwh752/
Azzw751/
Ajzw751/
Aazw751/
Ezwe751/
Hazweer731/
Azcue671,694/
Azver67440/
Azwai67145/
Azwaa67131/
Azuer67113/
Auzwa6782/
Acwee6774/
Azwid6749/
Azzue6738/
Eazwa6727/
Aizue6726/
Azueh6722/
Hazue6717/
Achwe6716/
Azbey6715/
Azway6710/
Hazwa679/
Gazue677/
Atswe677/
Ajweh677/
Azues676/
Adzwa676/
Ajwee676/
Azoue674/
Azbee674/
Azbhe673/
Gazwi673/
Hazwi673/
Azzwa673/
Azued673/
Azbei672/
Azbej671/
Ezwey671/
Acwei671/
Aczue671/
Arzue671/
Aazue671/
Aazwa671/
Aizwa671/
Azsue671/
Azzwi671/
Azwaj671/
Azvey671/

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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 Azwe
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