Abwavo Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Abwavo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Abwavo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Abwavo Demographics

Abwavo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Abwavo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abwavo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abwavo? popularity and diffusion

Abwavo is the 4,034,050th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Abwavo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Abwavo reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Abwavo is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,430,521. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 47 percent are found, Machakos County, where 21 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 5 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Abwavo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abwawo8310/
Obwavo839/
Habwabo771/
Abwova6788/
Abbava673/
Abuewa673/
Abuovo673/
Abuevo673/
Abuabo672/
Abbabo671/
Abvoba671/
Abwaba671/
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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 Abwavo
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