Amawo Surname
Approximately 192 people bear this surname
Amawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 173 | 1:1,023,947 | 43,086 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Amawo (34) may also be a first name.
Amawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amawo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amawo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,218,745th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amawo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 34 people.
Amawo is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 1,023,947. In Nigeria Amawo is most common in: Lagos, where 18 percent live, Adamawa, where 17 percent live and Niger, where 17 percent live. Beside Nigeria Amawo occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 8 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
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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 Amawo
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