Avaku Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Avaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
India61:127,844,230863,365

Avaku (18) may also be a first name.

Avaku Last Name Facts

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

Avaku (Hindi: अवकु, Marathi: आवकू) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Avaku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,808,717th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Avaku occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Avaku are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 1,115,408. In Uganda Avaku is most frequent in: Arua District, where 60 percent reside, Maracha District, where 9 percent reside and Masindi District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Havaku914/
Avakou912/
Avauku911/
Avaaku911/
Atvaku911/
Awaku8049/
Ovaku8033/
Aveku803/
Avacu802/
Evaku801/
Avoku801/
Awakou73104/
Govaku7376/
Awakeu7351/
Avekau739/
Ajuaku733/
Abakau733/
Aabaku732/
Hawaku731/
Abakuh731/
Awaaku731/
Auwaku731/
Abakuy731/
Abaaku731/
Awwaku731/
Abakhou6712/
Avoukou676/
Govaaku674/
Ahabaku674/
Obahaku673/
Ahaweku671/
Ayuakou671/
Awuakou671/
Abaikou671/
Haswaku671/
Abeakou671/
Achuaku671/

Avaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Avaku in the Hindi language
अवकुavaku-
Avaku in the Marathi language
आवकूavaku66.67
आवकुavaku25
अवकूavaku8.33

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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 Avaku
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis