Awaru Surname

326,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Awaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda7801:50,0506,070
Papua New Guinea1311:62,2428,061
India1201:6,392,212146,413
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Awaru (113) may also be a first name.

Awaru Last Name Facts

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

Awaru is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awaru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 326,564th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 6,403,819 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Awaru reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 881,625th most widely held first name in the world, held by 113 people.

The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 780 people, or 1 in 50,050. In Uganda Awaru is primarily concentrated in: Arua District, where 67 percent reside, Maracha District, where 25 percent reside and Masindi District, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Awaru occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawaru9113/
Awarau919/
Auwaru919/
Aywaru918/
Awaruh914/
Awarou914/
Awwaru912/
Awareu911/
Awaaru911/
Aiwaru911/
Awauru911/
Awaruu911/
Awuaru911/
Aawaru911/
Hawauru831/
Hauwaru831/
Awwaaru831/
Abaru803,490/
Avaru80774/
Ewaru80601/
Aworu80126/
Aweru8071/
Owaru8022/
Ha'awaru771/
Awaruhie771/
Ewarou73630/
Abarou73492/
Owairu73124/
Habaru7399/
Owuaru7371/
Havaru7348/
Gavaru7332/
Avaaru7331/
Aworou7327/
Haworu7327/
Abairu7323/
Aibaru7322/
Aavaru7320/
Abharu7313/
Abarau739/
Atvaru735/
Auvaru735/
Owauru735/
Asuaru734/
Abaruh733/
Ahweru733/
Abareu733/
Abaaru732/
Avarau732/
A'Baru732/
Abauru732/
Abearu731/
Ahbaru731/
Aworgu731/
Abarru731/
Awerou731/
Awooru731/
Aabaru731/
Aaveru731/
Ewaaru731/
Eiwaru731/
Euwaru731/
Aweuru731/
Avarut731/
Avarus731/
Avarru731/
Eavaru731/
Abarrou67517/
Habarou6719/
Haibaru6713/
Aubairu6712/
Habearu677/
Haivaru676/
Ochwaru674/
Gouwaru673/
Awhorgu671/
Awourou671/
Aavaaru671/
Aavarru671/
Ahavaru671/
Asvarup671/
Abaharu671/
Ouwarou671/
Gavarau671/
Gavarru671/
Ajbarou671/
Abayrou671/
Habairu671/
Aworguh671/

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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 Awaru
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