Awembo Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Awembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin131:795,04642,452
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Awembo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Awembo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Awembo is found most in Benin. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Awembo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awembo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awembo live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 795,046. In Benin it is most common in: Borgou Department, where 54 percent are found and Donga Department, where 46 percent are found. Other than Benin it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awembou921/
Aembo9152/
Awombo83169/
Haembo83133/
Ayembo83126/
Awimbo8398/
Abembo8322/
Awambo8317/
Aiembo835/
Abembou7740/
Ayembou7712/
Ayiembo7710/
Ayemboa774/
Ayemboh772/
Awaimbo771/
Gayembo771/
Awambou771/
Hawemba771/
Iembo73740/
Yembo73616/
Aemba73114/
Aimbo73112/
Eambo733/
Aumbo732/
Eumbo731/
Hauwombo715/
Aiemboot711/
Haitembo711/
Habeembo711/
Ajambo6713,160/
Iyambo679,907/
Ojambo678,048/
Abemba671,342/
Ayambo671,201/
Ayombo671,119/
Ayemba67491/
Oyembo67411/
Owambo67402/
Aiambo67354/
Ajemba67323/
Ayimbo67318/
Obembo67316/
Awamba67255/
Iyembo67193/
Ajumbo67179/
Avambo67160/
Eyambo67145/
Ijambo67135/
Eyombo67130/
Yembou6761/
Oyambo6757/
Awomba6755/
Owombo6741/
Yemboh6738/
Avimbo6732/
Ejambo6732/
Gaimbo6730/
Ajimbo6726/
Haimbo6724/
Ewambo6721/
Gaemba6721/
Ewombo6720/
Ejembo6719/
Ayenbo6717/
Owimbo6713/
Ayumbo6712/
Ovambo678/
Abimbo677/
Aimboa676/
Geambo675/
Ajombo675/
Huembo674/
Uyambo674/
Aimbot674/
Haemba674/
Awonbo674/
Evambo673/
Eamboj673/
Aumbou673/
Heumbo673/
Ujambo672/
Awinbo672/
Awimba672/
Ahumbo672/
Oiambo672/
Avombo671/
Gaumbo671/
Haymbo671/
Ayemvo671/
Eiembo671/
Aimboy671/
Avemba671/
Goembo671/
Yenmbo671/
Aembga671/

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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
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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 Awembo
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