Awelo Surname
Approximately 1,413 people bear this surname
Awelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,338 | 1:29,177 | 4,008 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Kenya | 19 | 1:2,430,521 | 36,895 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Awelo (25) may also be a first name.
Awelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awelo occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awelo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 274,840th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,157,499 people. The surname Awelo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Awelo reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Awelo is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 25 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,338 people, or 1 in 29,177. In Uganda it is most common in: Oyam District, where 28 percent live, Kole District, where 19 percent live and Lira District, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
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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 Awelo
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