Avonu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Avonu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avonu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Avonu (77) may also be a first name.

Avonu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Avonu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Avonu.

How Common Is The Last Name Avonu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Avonu is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Avonu live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 77 people.

The surname Avonu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Avonu is most numerous in: Oyo, where 100 percent live. Besides Nigeria Avonu is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avonou9136/
Avongu9114/
Aivonu917/
Avoinu914/
Avounou83225/
Gavonou8313/
Avoungu834/
Avonnou831/
Avanu80475/
Abonu80334/
Awonu8039/
Avenu8019/
Ovonu803/
Avoungou77208/
Avounhou7739/
Ajuonu73753/
Abonou73573/
Abongu73204/
Avanus7354/
Abounu7354/
Awonou7317/
Gavanu7313/
Ovuonu736/
Avanou736/
Aboinu732/
Abuonu731/
Havanu731/
Abonus731/
Awounou67627/
Abounou6783/
Gavanou6752/
Achuonu6742/
Habonou6722/
Abonguh6717/
Abongnu6711/
Evounou676/
Aivenou674/
Awonhou673/
Aïvenou672/
Havanus672/
Abognou671/
Aboinou671/
Havanhu671/

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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 Avonu
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