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 last name Awabu is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awabu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Awabu is predominantly found 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 common forename internationally It is held by 743 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Awabu is most prevalent in: National Capital District, where 78 percent are found, Hela, where 11 percent are found and Western, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found.
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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