Abawo Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Abawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Abawo (18) may also be a first name.

Abawo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abawo occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abawo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,635,433rd most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Abawo are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Abawo is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 18 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Buyende District, where 56 percent reside, Kayunga District, where 11 percent reside and Serere District, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Abawo exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 35 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abahwo9115/
Abaawo912/
Abgaawo831/
Abaawho831/
Ababo806,674/
Abawa803,474/
Abowo8086/
Abavo8075/
Abewo8048/
Avawo802/
Ababou737,189/
Abajuo73227/
Abaivo73133/
Abohwo73119/
Abawua7391/
Abawah7362/
Hababo7318/
Abouwo7317/
Ababoo7314/
Abgowo7312/
Abawat7311/
Abauwa739/
Asbowo736/
Abaawa734/
Abajwa733/
Abaewa733/
Abaibo733/
Ajbowo732/
Aboewo732/
Abowou732/
Aababo731/
Abaabo731/
Habawa731/
Gabavo731/
Atbawa731/
Ababoy731/
Aboowo731/
Abeuwo731/
Abhavo731/
Ebajwo731/
Avawou731/
Hababou67403/
Abaibou6720/
Abaivoh6719/
Aababou6710/
Obauwou675/
Abahawa671/
Abouwos671/
Abouwou671/
Abhaibo671/
Ahabawa671/
Abaiuoh671/
Gabayuo671/
Gabahwa671/
Haibawa671/
Habaibo671/
Habaewa671/
Ababhoi671/
Aijbowo671/

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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
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  • 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 Abawo
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