Avua Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Avua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2991:130,56612,054
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Avua (82) may also be a first name.

Avua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Avua (Hindi: अवुआ, Russian: Авуа) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Avua is the 827,165th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. Avua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Avua are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 82 people.

It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 299 people, or 1 in 130,566. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Arua District, where 57 percent reside, Nebbi District, where 20 percent reside and Maracha District, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Avua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavua89494/
Avuha894/
Avuah891/
Aavua891/
Avuath800/
Apua7511,889/
Abua7510,618/
Afua757,536/
Avva751,194/
Ovua75741/
Abva7595/
Avuo7558/
Awva7533/
Evua753/
Gavva672,416/
Gabua67998/
Abuat67965/
Avvas67870/
Havva67770/
Abuaz67610/
Abvas67252/
Apuad67180/
Atbua6751/
Avvad6746/
Apuas6740/
Gafua6734/
Hapua6733/
Abuaa6719/
Aubwa6718/
Avvaa6716/
Ahfua6716/
Havwa6716/
Aupua6714/
Ampua6713/
Abuas6713/
Aybua6713/
Abwua6713/
Abhua6712/
Anpua6711/
Gapua6711/
Awhua679/
Habua679/
Appua677/
Affua677/
Aibua675/
Avvai675/
Avvah675/
Habva674/
Abuad673/
Apuaa673/
Apuat673/
Awvah672/
Abvad672/
Afuad672/
Abuea672/
Abuaj672/
Aivva672/
Abvou672/
Hafua672/
Apfua671/
Abvaj671/
Asvva671/
Ovuoa671/
Afuae671/
Avway671/
Ovuaa671/
Govua671/
Afuat671/
Afuoa671/
Aipua671/
Aspua671/
Abvaz671/
Abvea671/
Ovwua671/
Ovuat671/
Afwua671/
Abuay671/
Eabua671/
Avwai671/
Avuos671/
Asbua671/
Abuae671/
Avwad671/
Avvou671/

Avua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Avua in the Hindi language
अवुआavu'a-
Avua in the Russian language
Авуаavua-

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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
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  • 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 Avua
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