Ahwu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ahwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ahwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ahwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ahwu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ahwu is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Ahwu live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Ahwu is mostly found in: Abia, where 60 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 20 percent are found and Yobe, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 25 percent are found and Thailand, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahawu897/
Gahwu891/
Hahwu891/
Awu863,210/
Ahaiwu808/
Ahwush806/
Ahuwau805/
Ahwuhe805/
Ahawwu801/
Ahawou801/
Ashwau801/
Ahauwu801/
Hawu751,121/
Awuy751,081/
Hewu751,072/
Awuh75724/
Awui75358/
Awou75326/
Awau75248/
Aweu75147/
Howu7596/
Aiwu7589/
Awuu7582/
Abhu7548/
Ehwu7517/
Ajwu7515/
Aewu7512/
Aywu759/
Ohwu757/
Awwu756/
Awuj754/
Auwu754/
Aawu752/
Awuz752/
Eawu752/
Ahvu751/
Hahawau731/
Hauhwau731/
Hawau675,514/
Hhawu673,840/
Gavhu67248/
Hauwu67106/
Houwu6793/
Auwau6784/
Abhau6777/
Huiwu6759/
Aiwui6740/
Awahu6740/
Ahbou6737/
Awwau6734/
Habhu6722/
Hawou6719/
Ashvu6714/
Avahu6713/
Hawut6712/
Aiwau6712/
Hewou6712/
Avhau678/
Gawau677/
Awuua677/
Aiwou677/
Ajwau676/
Howou676/
Ahvou674/
Hohwu673/
Avohu673/
Awush673/
Auweu673/
Awuiz673/
Howus672/
Hawuh672/
Haiwu672/
Abhuj672/
Ajwua672/
Gawhu672/
Hawui672/
Haweu671/
How'u671/
Howeu671/
Hewuy671/
Awauz671/
Awudh671/
Haawu671/
Ahavu671/
Auwut671/
Aswuh671/
Gaywu671/
Awuth671/
Awuus671/
Oshwu671/
Auywu671/
Awuij671/
Awhau671/
Hawhu671/
Hewui671/
Ehwou671/
Abhou671/
Awoup671/
Awuih671/
Aïwou671/
Auwou671/
Auwud671/
Ahbui671/
Ahybu671/
Awuuh671/
Gahvu671/
Hawud671/
Ashwouth670/

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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 Ahwu
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