Awasu Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Awasu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awasu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria981:1,807,57965,389
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Awasu (76) may also be a first name.

Awasu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awasu (Marathi: अवसू) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Awasu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,380,086th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name Awasu occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Awasu reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most common first name throughout the world It is held by 76 people.

The surname Awasu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 1,807,579. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 24 percent live, Nasarawa, where 17 percent live and Niger, where 15 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Awasu Last Name Statistics demography

Awasu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awaisu915,151/
Awashu91298/
Awhasu91129/
Hawasu9119/
Ahwasu917/
Awaysu914/
Awaesu914/
Awasiu913/
Awasou913/
Awausu911/
Awwasu911/
Aswasu911/
Auwasu911/
Awasuh911/
Awuasu911/
Awasui911/
Awaasu911/
Aiwasu911/
Awassou83127/
Hawaisu8342/
Auwaisu838/
Haweasu836/
Ahawasu833/
Awhasou833/
Hawashu833/
Aiwasiu832/
Awhausu832/
Aawaisu831/
Awashuu831/
Aiwaisu831/
Awahsou831/
Awahsuh831/
Awaysou831/
Awwaisu831/
Awaissu831/
Gawashu831/
Awesu804,342/
Awazu804,333/
Abasu80486/
Ewasu80204/
Awaju8036/
Avasu8032/
Awosu8026/
Owasu804/
Awaissou77365/
Awayssou7721/
Awhassou779/
Hawassou772/
Awassheu771/
Awatssou771/
Havasu7316/
Awessu739/
Owuasu739/
Awhesu737/
Awachu737/
Aweisu735/
Gavasu734/
Auwesu733/
Awoshu732/
Habasu732/
Abashu732/
Hawesu732/
Awosou732/
Awagiu731/
Aavasu731/
Ahwesu731/
Ahuasu731/
Aweshu731/
Avasou731/
Uiwasu731/
Auwaju731/
Owashu731/
Ewaisu731/
Awoisu731/
Aubasu731/
Aibasu731/
Awazzu731/
Awosui731/
Owassu731/
Abasou731/
Abaasu731/
Awajou731/
Awajuy731/
Aweysu731/
Awuesu731/
Aweazu731/
Hawaju731/
Hawaissou715/
Awaeissou712/
Awaisssou711/
Awaaissou711/
Abassou67273/
Awossou67131/
Avassou6726/
Awaichu6716/
Awachui6711/
Gavaasu678/
Havashu673/
Hawajui671/
Awatchu671/
Awuadju671/
Awaïzou671/

Awasu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awasu in the Marathi language
अवसूavasu50
अवसुavasu50

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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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  • 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 Awasu
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