Avuke Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

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

Avuke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avuke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
England11:55,718,059489,080

Avuke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Avuke is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Avuke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avuke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Avuke reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 64 percent are found, Cross River, where 7 percent are found and Kwara, where 7 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avukeh919/
Avouke917/
Avuk89126/
Havauke831/
Avuka80134/
Havuk8074/
Avouk8032/
Ovuke8029/
Avike8029/
Awuke8017/
Evuke801/
Avauk801/
Avhuk801/
Avouka73553/
Ovuike73150/
Havuka73140/
Ovueke73100/
Haivuk7385/
Aivike7344/
Abhuke7324/
Gayvuk7320/
Avuski7319/
Avouck7314/
Avique735/
Aavuka733/
Aavike732/
Avuche732/
Evouke732/
Abukei732/
Avuhka731/
Awueke731/
Awouke731/
Ovouke731/
Abukeh731/
Avukai731/
Avoukè731/
Avouki731/
Gaivuk731/
Hawuke731/
Avoeke731/
Auwoke731/
Gavuck731/
Awuk6715/
Habucke6715/
Avuková6713/
Avoukai6711/
Avouche678/
Ovuk673/
Gavauck673/
Avug672/
Avuc672/
Evoukeh671/
Awaukeh671/
Awoukeu671/
Avougue671/
Aboukei671/
Havuche671/
Ahawuke671/
Aabuike671/

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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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  • 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 Avuke
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