Awayi Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Awayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 115 | 1:1,540,372 | 58,295 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Awayi (361) may also be a first name.
Awayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awayi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awayi? popularity and diffusion
Awayi is the 1,290,735th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname Awayi is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Awayi are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 458,188th most commonly held first name globally, held by 361 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 1,540,372. In Nigeria Awayi is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 30 percent are found, Enugu, where 17 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 15 percent are found and Uganda, where 12 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 Awayi
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