Aweso Surname

258,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Somalia

Aweso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aweso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0451:50,6625,637
Somalia4411:30,5041,579
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Aweso (923) may also be a first name.

Aweso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aweso occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aweso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 258,654th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,791,286 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Aweso are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 266,626th most frequently used first name globally, held by 923 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,045 people, or 1 in 50,662. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Tanga Region, where 60 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 21 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 29 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Aweso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (83%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awesso9112,144/
Awaeso914/
Awheso911/
Awesco911/
Awesoh911/
Aeso89254/
Awessou83875/
Awoesso83632/
Aweisoh8348/
Awetsou839/
Awaesoh835/
Aweisso831/
Aweïsso831/
Abeso8028,606/
Awoso80597/
Ajeso80519/
Awaso80273/
Ayeso8093/
Eweso8077/
Aweco8049/
Aveso8047/
Awesa8041/
Awezo8034/
Awiso8030/
Aesoh8010/
Aesho805/
Awejo804/
Aesoo803/
Aesso802/
Gaeso802/
Aesio801/
Aweissou77199/
Aweiscoo77122/
Aweyssou7710/
Hawessou779/
Awoessoh772/
Awoessou771/
Aweessou771/
Awesssou771/
Aweussou771/
Aweïssou771/
Abesho73920/
Abesso73275/
Awasso73145/
Awedjo73131/
Aubeso73129/
Awosho7378/
Awesha7378/
Awosso7369/
Avesio7357/
Awaiso7351/
Auwoso7338/
Abesio7328/
Awisso7324/
Owoeso7316/
Awosio7316/
Awessa7313/
Aswiso7310/
Owesho737/
Awasoh735/
Aescho735/
Awecho735/
Hawaso735/
Gawesa735/
Aiesso734/
Hayeso734/
Aiwiso733/
Aiwesa732/
Habeso732/
Oweiso732/
Auwaso732/
Awosou732/
Ewheso732/
Gaveso732/
Aeshoo732/
Ayesho732/
Hawesa732/
Awesat732/
Abeiso731/
Ewesho731/
Awosuo731/
Ohweso731/
Abeeso731/
Abeaso731/
Awasio731/
Awetsa731/
Awezou731/
Ayesso731/
Gaesho731/
Aweisa731/
Ewesio731/
Avesso731/
Awouessou716/
Haweissou715/
Awaeissou712/
Aiso674,644/
Easo671,511/
Ayessou67763/
Yeso67749/
Eiso67704/
Aesa67700/
Ayso67564/
Auso67230/
Aweisat67207/
Awissou67184/
Ueso6763/
Aweissa6754/
Abessou6748/
Ieso6744/
Eeso6731/
Hayesso6725/
Avessou6724/
Aweysat6722/
Euso6719/
Eyso6718/
Oeso6715/
Aweshah6710/
Owoesho678/
Habesso677/
A'Aveso677/
Awaysho675/
Hawessa675/
Aweizou674/
Abhesoh673/
Awhasou673/
Auwesha672/
Howesco672/
Ajso672/
Howesou672/
Abeasso672/
Ewessou672/
Aezo672/
Howieso671/
Oweisuo671/
Owehsho671/
Oweysou671/
Gaweesa671/
Gavesio671/
Hahwiso671/
Eweisoh671/
Awaisso671/
Awassso671/
Awahsou671/
Awaysou671/
Aweesha671/
Aweysah671/
Awessat671/
Aweisha671/
Hayeeso671/

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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 Aweso
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