Awawo Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Awawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| Cameroon | 53 | 1:391,869 | 33,952 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
Awawo (1,013) may also be a first name.
Awawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awawo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Awawo.
How Common Is The Last Name Awawo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Awawo is the 1,612,213th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Awawo reside; 49 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 252,483rd most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 1,013 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 3,107,768. In Nigeria Awawo is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 65 percent reside, Ekiti, where 9 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 42 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awawou | 91 | 98 | / |
| Hawawo | 91 | 23 | / |
| Awawoh | 91 | 13 | / |
| Auwawo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Aswawo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awauwo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hawawou | 83 | 16 | / |
| Awawa | 80 | 533 | / |
| Owawo | 80 | 17 | / |
| Awewo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ewawo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Avawo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Awavo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hawwawou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawawa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Abahwo | 73 | 15 | / |
| Awawah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Awaiwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Abaawo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awaevo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awauwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awewou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awawas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awabho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajuawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awawad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awawaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awhowho | 67 | 118 | / |
| Awhawha | 67 | 35 | / |
| Awahwah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awuawua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hawahuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ayuawoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awhabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswaswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawawga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawawua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahwahwa | 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 Awawo
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