Awawo Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Awawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Cameroon531:391,86933,952
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Benin21:5,167,80184,334

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awawou9198/
Hawawo9123/
Awawoh9113/
Auwawo912/
Aswawo911/
Awauwo911/
Hawawou8316/
Awawa80533/
Owawo8017/
Awewo8011/
Ewawo805/
Avawo802/
Awavo801/
Hawwawou771/
Hawawa7321/
Abahwo7315/
Awawah735/
Awaiwa735/
Abaawo732/
Awaevo731/
Awauwa731/
Awewou731/
Awawas731/
Awabho731/
Avawou731/
Ajuawo731/
Awawad731/
Awaawa731/
Awawaz731/
Awhowho67118/
Awhawha6735/
Awahwah675/
Awuawua674/
Hawahuo673/
Ayuawoh671/
Awhabou671/
Aswaswa671/
Hawawga671/
Hawawua671/
Ahwahwa671/

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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 Awawo
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