Awemo Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Awemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2821:73,6499,173
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Awemo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awemo is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Awemo.

How Common Is The Last Name Awemo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 912,827th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awemo are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Awemo is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 73,649. In Cameroon Awemo is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 68 percent reside, Centre Region, where 15 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Awemoh911/
Awehmo911/
Hawemo911/
Aemo89590/
Awemgoi835/
Awemost832/
Ayemo80627/
Awomo80476/
Ajemo80411/
Awema8083/
Awamo8057/
Avemo8040/
Abemo8032/
Gaemo8014/
Awimo8013/
Ewemo805/
Aemou801/
Aemoh801/
Ayemou732,881/
Auwema73132/
Awaema73122/
Abemou7365/
Ayemoh7355/
Oweimo7353/
Awiomo7328/
Abemoh7322/
Gavemo7319/
Aggemo7310/
Hajemo738/
Gajemo737/
Gayemo735/
Havemo735/
Abemoj733/
Awamoh732/
Asuemo731/
Ayiemo731/
Awhema731/
Awemah731/
Ayemoi731/
Aybemo731/
Aweama731/
Awomoh731/
Abeamo731/
Gawema731/
Hawamo731/
Ajemou731/
Ayemoo731/
Awaimo731/
Ajemoh731/
Aimo673,634/
Aumo672,757/
Yemo671,663/
Aema67373/
Eimo67329/
Ajmo67137/
Aymo67104/
Ouwemou6711/
Iemo678/
Eemo677/
Ewheemo675/
Haggemo675/
Eamo674/
Uemo673/
Eymo672/
Hawaema671/
Aweamat671/
Hayeemo671/
Haweema671/
Gayemoh671/
Abeamoh671/
Oemo671/

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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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  • 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 Awemo
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