Family name Awene (Awene 
) , in the entire world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Awene is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Namibia, where it is quite a common surname, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare surname, and Kenya. Much less frequently, Awene is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Awene | Namibia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo |