Awabo Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Awabo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awabo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Awabo Last Name Facts

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

Awabo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Awabo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. Awabo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awabo are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Awabo is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Awabo exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awaibo9110/
Awabou913/
Awabho911/
Awaboth834/
Awaboot831/
Awhabou831/
Awatboh831/
Hawabou831/
Hawaboo831/
Ababo806,674/
Awobo80101/
Ewabo8090/
Awaba8064/
Avabo8051/
Owabo8051/
Awebo803/
Ababou737,189/
Aweibo7381/
Awebou7367/
Avabou7338/
Hababo7318/
Hawaba7316/
Ababoo7314/
Ahbabo7310/
Owaibo738/
Avaabo737/
Aabobo734/
Asuabo734/
Oiwabo733/
Obaabo733/
Auwobo733/
Awuaba732/
Awoubo732/
Awobot731/
Awabas731/
Ababoy731/
Owaboi731/
Owabho731/
Awabah731/
Awoobo731/
Aababo731/
Abaabo731/
Aweebo731/
Hababou67403/
Ahbabou67264/
Aababou6710/
Aabouba672/
Awuabap671/
Awoubou671/
Hawabah671/
Howabou671/
Awuibou671/

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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 Awabo
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