Awango Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Awango Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2201:177,45114,870
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Awango Last Name Facts

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

Awango is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awango? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 760,012th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 19,381,771 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Awango are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 177,451. In Uganda it is most common in: Kaberamaido District, where 50 percent reside, Soroti District, where 15 percent reside and Serere District, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 38 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awangoh921/
Awangou921/
Ajwango921/
Hawango921/
Ahwangou861/
Gauwango861/
Awongo831,524/
Ewango831,365/
Owango83895/
Abango83716/
Awanga83455/
Avango8349/
Awengo831/
Hawanga771,337/
Awangga77706/
Auwanga77264/
Abanggo7796/
Ojwango7755/
Ajwanga7743/
Awoungo7722/
Awoingo7713/
Owangho779/
Abang'o774/
Awhanga773/
Abangou772/
Awosngo772/
Awangah772/
Awangas772/
Gawongo771/
Awongho771/
Howango771/
Habango771/
Ewangho771/
Abangho771/
Abangoy771/
Aswanga771/
Aubango771/
Awangha771/
Hauwanga712,381/
Aiwangga716/
Ochwango712/
Ajwangha711/
Abongo678,850/
Abanga678,548/
Owanga675,011/
Ewanga671,040/
Ewongo67598/
Obango67379/
Awonga6764/
Evango6757/
Owongo6730/
Awenga6730/
Avanga6727/
Avengo6712/
Avongo677/
Ovango675/
Hauwangah672/
Owengo672/
Abañgo671/
Haibangou671/

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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 Awango
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