Aowu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Aowu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aowu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Aowu (5) may also be a first name.

Aowu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aowu occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aowu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Aowu is the 8,193,072nd most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Aowu reside; 40 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 40 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Aowu is also the 5,493,085th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 5 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 66,124,597. In Indonesia Aowu is primarily found in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Taiwan, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ajowu8920/
Haowu899/
Ahowu892/
Ahowou8076/
Ajiowu804/
Ahuowu801/
Aovu751/
Oawu751/
Haouwou7314/
Ojowu67265/
Ojuwu67125/
Ahuwu6721/
Ohowu676/
Aovuu674/
Aobou673/
Eyowu673/
Ohuwu672/
Haobu671/
Eiowu671/
Oawui671/
Oyowu671/
Ohawu671/

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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 Aowu
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