Awedo Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Awedo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 92 | 1:112,344 | 12,545 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Awedo (20) may also be a first name.
Awedo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awedo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awedo occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awedo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,727,723rd most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. Awedo is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Awedo are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awedo is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.
The surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 112,344. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 96 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 2 percent reside and Alibori Department, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Benin this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Awedo
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