Mallam Awa Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Mallam Awa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Mallam Awa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mallam Awa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mallam Awa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mallam Awa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,876,555th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mallam Awa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Yobe, where 67 percent are found and Borno, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Mallam Awa
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