Awaku Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Awaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Awaku (17) may also be a first name.
Awaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awaku is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Awaku click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awaku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,776,799th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Awaku is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Awaku live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Awaku is also the 2,694,839th most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 17 people.
Awaku is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 798,810. In Cameroon Awaku is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awakou | 91 | 104 | / |
| Awakeu | 91 | 51 | / |
| Awaaku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Auwaku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awwaku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hawaku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awuakou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haswaku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owaku | 80 | 1,902 | / |
| Ewaku | 80 | 451 | / |
| Aweku | 80 | 191 | / |
| Awoku | 80 | 163 | / |
| Avaku | 80 | 48 | / |
| Awacu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awokou | 73 | 3,013 | / |
| Ewakou | 73 | 24 | / |
| Ewaiku | 73 | 5 | / |
| Havaku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Abakau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ajuaku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aabaku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Avakou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abakuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awekeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abakuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawoku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aweeku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abaaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awakoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avauku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avaaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atvaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awoukou | 67 | 742 | / |
| Owakuha | 67 | 22 | / |
| Abakhou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Awaakoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahabaku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Govaaku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obahaku | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahaweku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayuakou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aïwokou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoukeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaikou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawaqou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeakou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achuaku | 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
- 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 Awaku
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