Awesu Surname

107,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awesu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awesu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,4401:51,4953,952
Tanzania8061:65,6846,951
England511:1,092,51152,584
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Awesu (1,781) may also be a first name.

Awesu Last Name Facts

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

Awesu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awesu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 107,483rd most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,678,385 people. Awesu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Awesu are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awesu is also the 181,263rd most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 1,781 people.

The last name Awesu is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,440 people, or 1 in 51,495. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 34 percent reside, Ogun, where 23 percent reside and Oyo, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Awesu occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 19 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Awesu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (57%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Awaesu914/
Auwesu913/
Hawesu912/
Ahwesu911/
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Awuesu911/
Aesu8928/
Awessou83875/
Awetsou839/
Haweasu836/
Ayesu803,770/
Awisu80388/
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Abesu8092/
Ewesu8037/
Awosu8026/
Aweju809/
Avesu808/
Gaesu805/
Awezu802/
Aesuh801/
Owesu801/
Aweissou77199/
Aweyssou7710/
Hawessou779/
Awoessou771/
Aweessou771/
Awesssou771/
Aweussou771/
Aweïssou771/
Awaisu735,151/
Awashu73298/
Awhasu73129/
Awisus7332/
Hawasu7319/
Abeshu7316/
Hawisu7315/
Awishu7313/
Owuesu7311/
Ahwasu737/
Avessu737/
Awaysu734/
Habesu734/
Ayeshu733/
Gayesu732/
Awoshu732/
Ahiesu732/
Ayesiu732/
Awosou732/
Abessu731/
Awwasu731/
Awoisu731/
Awosui731/
Auwasu731/
Hayesu731/
Ahwisu731/
Awasuh731/
Awezou731/
Aveusu731/
Awhisu731/
Awasui731/
Aweazu731/
Awaasu731/
Aiwasu731/
Oweseu731/
Awouessou716/
Haweissou715/
Awaeissou712/
Aisu677,831/
Aysu673,503/
Yesu672,245/
Eisu671,581/
Ayessou67763/
Awiszus67380/
Aseu67378/
Iesu67194/
Awissou67184/
Ausu67114/
Uesu67104/
Easu6751/
Abessou6748/
Eesu6746/
Hawaisu6742/
Azeu6728/
Avessou6724/
Aceu6716/
Auwaisu678/
Awishus676/
Awissus676/
Eusu674/
Aweizou674/
Aezu674/
Ahawasu673/
Awhasou673/
Hawashu673/
Howesou672/
Ewessou672/
Havoesu671/
Aawaisu671/
Awashuu671/
Aiwaisu671/
Oweysou671/
Awahsou671/
Awahsuh671/
Awaysou671/
Awihsus671/
Awwaisu671/
Awaissu671/
Eysu671/
Oesu671/

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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 Awesu
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