Awendo Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Awendo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awendo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2431:190,04114,136
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Awendo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awendo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awendo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,006,539th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Awendo are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Awendo is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 243 people, or 1 in 190,041. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 37 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 34 percent are found and Siaya County, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Awendo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Awendo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawendo9256/
Awendoi921/
Awendou921/
Aendo9189/
Aweandou8664/
Aiweendo861/
Awondo83593/
Awando83335/
Owendo8360/
Ayendo8348/
Aendoi8346/
Awenda8338/
Awindo8321/
Avendo839/
Aendoo833/
Haendo831/
Ajendo831/
Hawondo7797/
Awandoi7742/
Ajwenda7732/
Awandoh7718/
Gavendo779/
Awendah775/
Hawenda773/
Ahwando773/
Awandou772/
Awondoh771/
Hayendo771/
Aviendo771/
Ayendos771/
Awandoo771/
Ayiendo771/
Oendo73588/
Yendo73557/
Aundo73332/
Aindo73141/
Aenda73114/
Eando7321/
Iendo737/
Uendo732/
Eindo731/
Eundo731/
Ovando6761,594/
Oyando671,767/
Ewondo67804/
Awinda67780/
Ajando67683/
Ayando67606/
Avondo67600/
Avenda67555/
Owondo67503/
Awanda67501/
Aienda67218/
Awonda67217/
Ayondo67177/
Iyendo67168/
Aundoo67149/
Eyando67130/
Eyondo67120/
Eyindo67112/
Owenda6799/
Ojendo6784/
Ouendo6778/
Yendou6778/
Ewando6773/
Geando6761/
Avando6755/
Ayindo6747/
Oyendo6745/
Ayenda6739/
Iyando6736/
Ojando6734/
Owando6729/
Gaundo6728/
Owindo6725/
Evando6718/
Gaindo6714/
Ajenda6714/
Ahundo6712/
Haindo6711/
Geyndo6711/
Ovendo6710/
Aendha679/
Evindo679/
Avindo679/
Ajondo676/
Ayundo675/
Gaenda675/
Yendoh675/
Aindoj674/
Evendo674/
Evondo673/
Uyando673/
Eandoj673/
Eanedo673/
Heindo672/
Aindho672/
Yenduo672/
Eiindo671/
Hayndo671/
Haundo671/
Ujendo671/
Aindop671/
Ainedo671/
Aundoy671/
Aussendou671/
Ayemdo671/
Yendoo671/
Ajndou671/
Eyendo671/
Eandoo671/
Eundoo671/
Auenda671/

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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 Awendo
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