Avamu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Avamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Avamu (13) may also be a first name.

Avamu Last Name Facts

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

Avamu is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Avamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Avamu is the 3,798,600th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Avamu occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 81 percent of Avamu are found; 81 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 81 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea Avamu is most frequent in: Madang, where 100 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea Avamu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Avamu Last Name Statistics demography

Avamu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aivamu911/
Auvamau837/
Aivamut831/
Aitvamu831/
Abamu80515/
Awamu80145/
Ovamu8017/
Avemu809/
Evamu805/
Avomu802/
Abamou73635/
Abaimu7373/
Abgamu7310/
Hawamu737/
Ampamu733/
Ovamus732/
Ovamut731/
Auwamu731/
Abamut731/
Abamus731/
Gabamu731/
Abamui731/
Abhaimu67362/
Habamou6717/
Achwamu674/
Habatmu671/
Abatmou671/
Abamouy671/
Gahwamu671/
Hawamou671/

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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 Avamu
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