Avoua Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Avoua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avoua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Avoua (13) may also be a first name.

Avoua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Avoua occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Avoua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Avoua are found; 87 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name Avoua is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: East Region, where 75 percent live and Centre Region, where 25 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 7 percent live and The Congo, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Aboua808,715/
Awoua80211/
Avoha80114/
Avoui8037/
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Avohou732,826/
Abouah73225/
Gaboua73130/
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Hawoua7357/
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Haboua7314/
Abouat7313/
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Avuyia735/
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Aboa674,739/
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Avoe6756/
Ovoa6754/
Abouhas6725/
Aboujja678/
Avao675/
Awajoua673/
Awayoua672/
Gabouay672/
Aveyaou671/
Abouhat671/
Ahaboua671/
Gaiboua671/
Habouah671/
Avouhou671/
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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
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  • 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 Avoua
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