Abwao Surname

125,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Abwao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abwao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,4311:13,4601,658
Tanzania1931:274,30921,578
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Abwao (347) may also be a first name.

Abwao Last Name Facts

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

Abwao is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abwao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 125,095th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,001,523 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abwao reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Abwao is also the 468,121st most numerous given name at a global level, held by 347 people.

The last name Abwao is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,431 people, or 1 in 13,460. In Kenya Abwao is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 17 percent reside and Migori County, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Abwao is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Abwao Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Abwao last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abwaoh915/
Obwao8030/
Abbao8029/
Avbaou732/
Abwo'o731/
Abuaooh674/
Abbahou674/
Abouhao671/
Abbayyo671/
Abwaaja671/
Gabwaija621/
Abboa6013/
Epwao601/
Abboah55636/
Abuood553/
Apwoho551/
Abvoua551/
Apuaoa551/
Abuo'o551/
Abbo'o551/
Obwoho551/
Havuaho5024/
Abbayya5018/
Abbaaja5011/
Abbeiya502/
Obwojja501/
Abbaiya501/
Abuajha501/
Abboiya501/
Abbajia501/

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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 Abwao
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