Appawu Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Appawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Appawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Appawu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Appawu is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Appawu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Appawu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 773,729th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Appawu are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Appawu is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Other than Ghana this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Appawu Last Name Statistics demography

Appawu earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning $42,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apawu911,415/
Appavu83326/
Apawou837/
Apawuh831/
Appavou77287/
Appawoo7711/
Appabui771/
Appaavu771/
Apabu7376/
Apavu739/
Apowu732/
Opawu731/
Appauvoo711/
Apavou67145/
Apeabu6749/
Apaibu6726/
Apeewu674/
Apabou673/
Apawoo672/
Apowus671/
Apeiwu671/
Apewou671/
Appavoo621,006/
Apeiwou624/
Apavaut622/
Appowoo621/
Auppavoo571/
Goupawou571/
Opowu55116/
Opewu5576/
Epowu5530/
Epavu5527/
Apevu551/
Opabu551/
Opoowu5017/
Apavoo502/
Apobui502/
Apobou501/
Opouwu501/

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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 Appawu
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