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

The surname Amauwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Amauwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amauwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,491,356th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Amauwa reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 54 percent reside, Enugu, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 11 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Amauwa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

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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