Awambo Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Awambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Awambo (21) may also be a first name.
Awambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awambo occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awambo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Awambo is primarily found in Oceania, where 82 percent of Awambo reside; 82 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 82 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Awambo is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name globally, held by 21 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Awambo is most prevalent in: Enga, where 57 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 43 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Awambo exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awambou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Awaimbo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owambo | 83 | 402 | / |
| Awamba | 83 | 255 | / |
| Awombo | 83 | 169 | / |
| Avambo | 83 | 160 | / |
| Ewambo | 83 | 21 | / |
| Awembo | 83 | 16 | / |
| Abambo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Awambah | 77 | 30 | / |
| Habambo | 77 | 13 | / |
| Abambou | 77 | 12 | / |
| Avambou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Awhanbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awembou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awoumbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aswamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awanmba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojwambo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owambot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awoumbot | 71 | 13 | / |
| Hauwombo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Awhanbgo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Habambou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Awosembo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awoumbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obambo | 67 | 1,277 | / |
| Abamba | 67 | 1,229 | / |
| Owamba | 67 | 775 | / |
| Abombo | 67 | 257 | / |
| Awomba | 67 | 55 | / |
| Owombo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ewombo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ovambo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awonbo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Evambo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ewamba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abanbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achuambou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awanba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avombo | 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 Awambo
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