Unawi Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Unawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458

Unawi (58) may also be a first name.

Unawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Unawi is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Unawi.

How Common Is The Last Name Unawi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Unawi reside; 84 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 79 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Unawi is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 58 people.

The surname Unawi is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 11,248,691. In The Philippines it is most common in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 89 percent reside and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 11 percent reside. Besides The Philippines this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 37 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside.

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Unavi8040/
Unawe801/
Onawi801/
Hinawi734,267/
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Onaiwi73136/
Unaviy7347/
Jinawi7336/
Unabai7332/
Inawai7328/
Unnavi7327/
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Inawoi737/
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Unabij736/
Gunawe735/
Unavai734/
Gunavi734/
Hunabi733/
Onawai733/
Inawui731/
Inawii731/
Uynawa731/
Utnavi731/
Unnawa731/
Unabhi731/
Uinabi731/
Onauwi731/
Unaboi731/
Unewie731/
Hinnawi676,333/
Unabhai673,489/
Ounnabi67241/
Haunawa67157/
Ohunawe6765/
Hinawai6737/
Uhnavyi6719/
Hinawiy6711/
Gunaway678/
Hunaivi676/
Unavais676/
Hounawe674/
Unaivay674/
Gunaivi673/
Jinnawi672/
Unaibai671/
Unavich671/
Unavish671/
Hungawe671/
Jinawai671/
Unaivie671/
Aunavhi671/
Gunnavi671/
Ounaway671/
Hunowai671/
Unavaip671/
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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 Unawi
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