Awabu Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Awabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Awabu (743) may also be a first name.
Awabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awabu is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Awabu.
How Common Is The Last Name Awabu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Awabu are found; 46 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 46 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Awabu is also the 301,729th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 743 people.
The last name Awabu is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Awabu is most numerous in: National Capital District, where 78 percent live, Hela, where 11 percent live and Western, where 11 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawabu | 91 | 9 | / |
| Awabut | 91 | 5 | / |
| Awabou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Aweabu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awahbu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awhabou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hawabou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ababu | 80 | 24,962 | / |
| Awebu | 80 | 556 | / |
| Owabu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Awobu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Avabu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Awebou | 73 | 67 | / |
| Avabou | 73 | 38 | / |
| Hababu | 73 | 31 | / |
| Abaabu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aibabu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ajbabu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Avaabu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oswabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abhabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayuabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aababu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahuabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aywebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abeabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Havabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahbabou | 67 | 264 | / |
| Aababou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Haibabu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awhanpu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawaboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avabhut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aibaabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavaabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awuibou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Awabu
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