Amauwa Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amauwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amauwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1201:1,476,19056,575
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Amauwa (12) may also be a first name.

Amauwa Last Name Facts

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

Amauwa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amauwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amauwa is the 1,491,356th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name Amauwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Amauwa live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 12 people.

The surname Amauwa is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 54 percent live, Enugu, where 16 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Amauwa Last Name Statistics demography

Amauwa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 99.17% more than the national average, earning $85,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amauwah928/
Amajuwa928/
Amuwa912,237/
Amawa91375/
Hamayuwa86473/
Hamahuwa86184/
Hamauswa8627/
Hamawa831,385/
Amahwa83247/
Amawha8384/
Amajua8340/
Amauba8338/
Amuwah8338/
Amawah8335/
Amuwha8330/
Amayua8325/
Amaway8321/
Amuwai8321/
Amaw'a8316/
Amuwat839/
Amuswa839/
Hamuwa838/
Amouwa838/
Ammawa837/
Aimawa836/
Amaswa836/
Amuwua834/
Amawua833/
Amasua832/
Amawea832/
Gamuwa832/
Amaiua832/
Amawga831/
Amaawa831/
Amuuwa831/
Amauwe831/
Amaiwa831/
Ahmawa831/
Amawai831/
Amawoa831/
Amuhwa831/
Aïmawa831/
Amaihauwa803/
Haamayuwa802/
Hammawa772,032/
Omajuwa77858/
Hamahwa7791/
Hamuswa7752/
Emajuwa7737/
Hamaway7730/
Hamaiwa7719/
Hammuwa7712/
Gaamuwa779/
Amawais777/
Amaiwai776/
Ahmouwa775/
Amuyiwa774/
Amawhad774/
Amusway774/
Amahuat772/
Ameawua772/
Amahawa772/
Hamouwa772/
Amuwaya772/
Hamawat772/
Gamaway771/
Hamawah771/
Hamawai771/
Atmawad771/
Asmouwa771/
Asmawad771/
Hamauba771/
Haamawa771/
Ameahua771/
Hamuwad771/
Gaimawa771/
Amawaya771/
Amayiwa771/
Amiyawa771/
Amauwhe771/
Amayowa771/
Asmawah771/
Asmaway771/
Amauwahová754/
Amawi734,696/
Amaba732,618/
Emawa732,574/
Amawy73955/
Amawe73290/
Amawo73192/
Amuwo73179/
Omuwa73141/
Emuwa73118/
Amuwe7361/
Amava7350/
Omawa7325/
Amuwi731/
Hamayuba7167/
Ammawath7147/
Hamaways716/
Aummawat716/
Hammaawa715/
Ahamouwa715/
Ameeawua714/
Aemuyiwa714/
Haumahua713/
Omajuwua713/
Hatmaway712/
Aimmawat712/
Gammaway711/
Ammathua711/
Haamahwa711/
Hamouwai711/
Gamheawa711/
Hammaywa711/
Amajuayi711/
Hammaway710/
Emaway675,635/
Hamawi671,547/
Amaeva671,257/
Hamawy67460/
Amawhe67331/
Omawas67326/
Amahwe67285/
Omaswa67202/
Amawei67163/
Hamaba67136/
Omaywa67115/
Amabuo67114/
Amhawi67100/
Amaweh6781/
Amabai6756/
Amaiwe6750/
Hamawe6746/
Amabou6740/
Emeuwa6732/
Asmava6729/
Amaabo6723/
Omawat6718/
Gomawa6716/
Hamava6713/
Omouwa6713/
Asmayawat6712/
Amouwe6712/
Ahmawi6711/
Amavat6710/
Amajuo6710/
Amayouwei6710/
Amasuo6710/
Amaveu679/
Omaway679/
Amawou678/
Amuwhe677/
Omaiwa677/
Hamawé677/
Ammawi675/
Amaabi675/
Aattmawad674/
Ammaba674/
Omasua674/
Gamava673/
Ahmaba673/
Omajua673/
Amavah673/
Amowai673/
Hemawa672/
Amavas672/
Amavad672/
Ameewa672/
Hamuwo672/
Amawyi672/
Aimava672/
Hamawo671/
Amasui671/
Omeuwa671/
Omawaa671/
Amuwei671/
Eimawa671/
Amawed671/
Amawoh671/
Atmawy671/
Omujwa671/
Amavou671/
Amawer671/
Amawey671/
Amabea671/
Amgawi671/
Amijwa671/
Amuwyi671/
Aymava671/
O'Mawa671/
Hammajuba671/
Emawha671/
Amuiwo671/
Amaubi671/
Amavha671/
Amawoo671/
Amaaba671/
Amaawe671/
Asmuwi671/
Ammava671/
Haammaway670/
Amasue670/

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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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  • 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 Amauwa
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