Awanu Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Awanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 107 | 1:1,655,540 | 61,311 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Awanu (47) may also be a first name.
Awanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awanu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awanu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,434,893rd most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Awanu live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awanu is also the 1,467,136th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 47 people.
The last name Awanu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 1,655,540. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ogun, where 53 percent are found, Lagos, where 33 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awanou | 91 | 1,059 | / |
| Awhanu | 91 | 136 | / |
| Auwanu | 91 | 18 | / |
| Awangu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Awaenu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awanui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aiwanu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awuanu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awaneu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ajwanu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awwanu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aweanu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aiwanou | 83 | 182 | / |
| Achwanu | 83 | 120 | / |
| Aïwanou | 83 | 67 | / |
| Awhannu | 83 | 33 | / |
| Awainou | 83 | 29 | / |
| Aîwanou | 83 | 28 | / |
| Awanguh | 83 | 11 | / |
| Awannou | 83 | 7 | / |
| Auwaanu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Aywanou | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hawanou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Aweanuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awaynou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awangou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ajwangu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aywhanu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hauwanu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahwanou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Avanu | 80 | 475 | / |
| Awenu | 80 | 194 | / |
| Ewanu | 80 | 178 | / |
| Abanu | 80 | 128 | / |
| Awonu | 80 | 39 | / |
| Owanu | 80 | 23 | / |
| Aswanouh | 77 | 9 | / |
| Awhannou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ahwannou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahawanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahwangou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hauwanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abanou | 73 | 1,141 | / |
| Avanus | 73 | 54 | / |
| Awonou | 73 | 17 | / |
| Awhenu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gavanu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Abainu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Habanu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Avanou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hewanu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ahuanu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abhanu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Howanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owanou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avaynu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Havanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abanui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abannu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awounou | 67 | 627 | / |
| Abainou | 67 | 583 | / |
| Howanou | 67 | 238 | / |
| Habeanu | 67 | 125 | / |
| Gavanou | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ojuaanu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Achuanu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Awonhou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Havanus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aîwenou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abannou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aïwenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashwanauth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abanheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Havanhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owanaut | 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
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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 Awanu
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