Amurwon Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Amurwon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Amurwon 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
Uganda7081:55,1406,519
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Amurwon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amurwon occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Amurwon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amurwon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 472,684th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,278,626 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amurwon reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Amurwon is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 708 people, or 1 in 55,140. In Uganda Amurwon is most prevalent in: Pallisa District, where 92 percent live, Busia District, where 3 percent live and Bukedea District, where 1 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent live.

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
Emurwon86760/
Amuruon86464/
Omurwon86222/
Amorwon862/
Amuruone801/
Amourwane751/
Omuruon71172/
Emuruon71149/
Amirwan7120/
Omurwan711/

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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 Amurwon
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