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Awais Family History

Awais Surname Meaning

from a male given name deriving from Arabic 'uwais ‘wolf(-cub)’.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


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Average Awais life expectancy in 1980 was 58 years. This was lower than the general public life expectancy which was 71.

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