Awa meaning | Last name Awa origin

Following is the meaning of Awa surname. Family name Awa is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Awa
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Awa

Awa is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria languages. Awa has 3 characters long in length.

Awa is common in Nigeria country(ies).

Awa is ranked 15744 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Awas grew by 29.36508 per cent to 326 since 2000 and ranked 61585 after elevating 10437 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 33.44 19.84
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
28.53 46.83
Others 25.15 19.05
White 9.82 9.52

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Awa

How popular is Awa?

Awa is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Cameroon is ahead in terms of density. Around 33376 people have been found who wears Awa as their family name. Awa is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,868 Japan10
1,372 Nepal4
35,184 Poland3
9,500 Ghana3
7,993 Jordan3
108,034 Italy3
931 Gabon3
10,329 Pakistan3
18,035 Egypt2
1,328 Congo2
24,269 Peru2
4,302 Benin2
261 Solomon Islands2
1,333 Guam2
20,186 Kenya2
13,552 Qatar2
5,318 Iraq2
8,657 Lebanon2
2,152 Niger2
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
2,057 Myanmar1
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Immigrants to US

Mary Awa was 16 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 4, 1847. She lived in Ireland where she worked as immigrant and took Robinson from Newry.

Celebrities having Awa surname

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Abhishek Awasthi Film producer
Adel Awad Film director
Adel Awad Film director
Adel Awad Musical Artist
Aden Robleh Awaleh Politician
Ahmadou Awal Author

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