Awando Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Awando Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awando Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2441:189,26214,086
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Awando (90) may also be a first name.

Awando Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awando occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Awando.

How Common Is The Last Name Awando? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 827,165th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Awando are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 42 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Awando is also the 1,005,046th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 90 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 189,262. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 41 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 34 percent reside and Migori County, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

Awando Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awandoi9242/
Awandoh9218/
Ahwando923/
Awandou922/
Awandoo921/
Gawando921/
Aweandou8664/
Abando834,212/
Awondo83593/
Awanda83501/
Awendo83253/
Ewando8373/
Avando8355/
Owando8329/
Ojwando771,017/
Awuondo77261/
Hawondo7797/
Abandou7739/
Hawanda7726/
Owandho7711/
Awandha7711/
Aiwanda778/
Habando773/
Awoundo772/
Awandah772/
Abandoh772/
Ovaando772/
Ouwando771/
Awondoh771/
Awendoi771/
Gawondo771/
Ahwanda771/
Awandeu771/
Owandoh771/
Awandash7128/
Haiwanda7116/
Ochwando716/
Abaandou715/
Gawandha711/
Owatendo711/
Haywanda711/
Avgandoo711/
Ajwandas711/
Obando67129,048/
Ovando6761,594/
Abanda6712,295/
Abondo673,611/
Ewondo67804/
Avondo67600/
Owondo67503/
Awonda67217/
Avanda67206/
Owanda67158/
Ewanda67132/
Owendo6760/
Awenda6738/
Evando6718/
Ashwandah6716/
Avendo679/
Awachinda679/
Ahwandast672/
Awamda671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Awando
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