Awago Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Awago Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Awago Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awago is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Awago? popularity and diffusion

Awago is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Awago is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Awago live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Awago is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 1,626,637. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kaberamaido District, where 42 percent live, Serere District, where 33 percent live and Ngora District, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 15 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aywago9152/
Awagoh9121/
Awaugo913/
Gawago912/
Awagou911/
Awagho911/
Aiwago911/
Awuago911/
Hawago911/
Hawango831/
Ajwango831/
Awangou831/
Awangoh831/
Awaga804,413/
Abago802,035/
Awogo80133/
Owago80131/
Ewago8033/
Awego8010/
Avago802/
Ahwangou771/
Awagah731,395/
Awaaga73183/
Awogho7396/
Awuaga7383/
Avango7349/
Habago7335/
Hewago7334/
Ayuago7324/
Avagot7321/
Abagou7317/
Awagha7315/
Aiwaga7314/
Aabago7310/
Abaggo738/
Awougo736/
Hawaga735/
Awuogo734/
Avagod733/
Oywago732/
Abaugo732/
Ajwaga731/
Ahwaga731/
Awagga731/
Awoigo731/
Awasga731/
Oiwago731/
Avagos731/
Abaggoy67114/
Awaghad6752/
Ajwanga6743/
Awoungo6722/
Hawagah6711/
Owangho679/
Achwaga674/
Awhanga673/
Gavagoo673/
Abeagho673/
Eywuago672/
Awangah672/
Howango671/
Obaagou671/
Abaagoh671/
Awongho671/
Awougou671/
Oswaggo671/
Havagod671/

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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 Awago
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