Awamu Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Awamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Awamu (339) may also be a first name.
Awamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awamu (Arabic: يوامو) is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awamu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awamu is the 1,465,390th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Awamu are found; 39 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 474,488th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 339 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria Awamu is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 98 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent live and Cameroon, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawamu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Auwamu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Achwamu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gahwamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hawamou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abamu | 80 | 515 | / |
| Awemu | 80 | 51 | / |
| Avamu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Owamu | 80 | 20 | / |
| Awomu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ewamu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hawatmeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abamou | 73 | 635 | / |
| Oswamu | 73 | 94 | / |
| Abaimu | 73 | 73 | / |
| Hawemu | 73 | 61 | / |
| Awomau | 73 | 6 | / |
| Awomuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awomou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owamou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awemou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awoumu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awomeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aivamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abamui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awoumou | 67 | 1,329 | / |
| Abhaimu | 67 | 362 | / |
| Habamou | 67 | 17 | / |
| Auvamau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aivamut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aitvamu | 67 | 1 | / |
Awamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awamu in the Arabic language | ||
| يوامو | ywamw | - |
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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 Awamu
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