Awawou Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Awawou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 88 | 1:236,012 | 23,423 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
Awawou (11,041) may also be a first name.
Awawou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awawou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awawou occurs most in Cameroon. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awawou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,871,545th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awawou are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Awawou is also the 57,322nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 11,041 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 236,012. In Cameroon Awawou is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 56 percent are found, Adamawa Region, where 17 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawawou | 92 | 16 | / |
| Awawu | 91 | 1,065 | / |
| Awawo | 91 | 125 | / |
| Hawwawou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hawawu | 83 | 1,779 | / |
| Hawawo | 83 | 23 | / |
| Awawoh | 83 | 13 | / |
| Awuawu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Auwawu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Awaawu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Awahwu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Auwawo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Awaswu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Awauwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awaiwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awauwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aswawo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Avawou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awawuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awhawu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hauwawu | 77 | 424 | / |
| Awuawua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hawawau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Awawoye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawwawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawawua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haawawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawuawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awhabou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aswawut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awawa | 73 | 533 | / |
| Owawo | 73 | 17 | / |
| Avawo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owawu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awavo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hhawawau | 71 | 6 | / |
| Hawauwau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awuaawua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ababou | 67 | 7,189 | / |
| Avabou | 67 | 38 | / |
| Hawawa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Abahwo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Avowou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awawai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Awawah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awaiwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awoubo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abaawo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abowou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owaiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awauwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awawad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajuawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauwauwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awahbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awosuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awouwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awabho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awawas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awawaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awawye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aweabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awojua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aweywu | 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 Awawou
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis