Awanyo Surname
526,285th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 616 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo
Awanyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Uganda | 192 | 1:203,330 | 16,226 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Awanyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awanyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awanyo occurs most in Togo. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awanyo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 526,285th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 11,830,432 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awanyo reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Awanyo is most widely held in Togo, where it is borne by 420 people, or 1 in 17,257. Apart from Togo Awanyo occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awanyoh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Achwanyo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Awanya | 83 | 117 | / |
| Abanyo | 83 | 32 | / |
| Awanjo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Owanyo | 83 | 8 | / |
| Awonyo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Avanyo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Anwanya | 77 | 63 | / |
| Awanyah | 77 | 21 | / |
| Amwonyo | 77 | 8 | / |
| Awoinyo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Oswanyo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Awounyo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Awanjoh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Awaanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anwanjo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awonyoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avanyoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abanyoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amwanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawanjo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awhanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahwanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawanya | 77 | 0 | / |
| Achwanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gawganya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awainjoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamwanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haswanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abonyo | 67 | 12,893 | / |
| Avonyo | 67 | 958 | / |
| Abanya | 67 | 803 | / |
| Abanio | 67 | 192 | / |
| Ewanya | 67 | 78 | / |
| Awania | 67 | 54 | / |
| Avanya | 67 | 31 | / |
| Awonho | 67 | 23 | / |
| Owonyo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Awanja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Obanyo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Abanjo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Owanya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Awagna | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awonya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awonjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamwaanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owanjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avanio | 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 Awanyo
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