Awetu Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Awetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Awetu (2,789) may also be a first name.

Awetu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awetu occurs most in Ethiopia. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awetu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,075,631st most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname Awetu is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Awetu are found; 39 percent are found in East Africa and 30 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Awetu is also the 138,190th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 2,789 people.

The last name Awetu is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Excluding Ethiopia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 30 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent are found.

Awetu Last Name Statistics demography

Awetu earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 133.69% more than the national average, earning $100,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awethu913/
Aweitu911/
Hawetu911/
Awgetu911/
Aetu8944/
Aywetui831/
Awotu80468/
Ajetu80265/
Awatu80122/
Abetu8093/
Ewetu8050/
Avetu8042/
Ayetu8035/
Aetau801/
Aetou801/
Gaetu801/
Habetu731,610/
Awhotu73561/
Haetui7346/
Ahwotu7339/
Ajwatu7324/
Havetu7322/
Awhitu7318/
Awotui7311/
Hawatu7310/
Aibetu738/
Awatuh738/
Awohtu735/
Awotuh734/
Ayethu733/
Oweitu733/
Abetou733/
Avetus732/
Ajbetu732/
Awothu731/
Ayetou731/
Avestu731/
Eawatu731/
Owethu731/
Ajetou731/
Abettu731/
Hawitu731/
Hayetu731/
Ajietu731/
Hauetu731/
Awottu731/
Ayietu731/
Aiethu731/
Awitau731/
Agietu731/
Awitou731/
Ayetut731/
Ayetuu731/
Haetuy731/
Eitu67929/
Autu67462/
Aitu67394/
Ateu67299/
Aytu67289/
Yetu67152/
Eutu67135/
Eetu6771/
Aouetou6729/
Ajtu6719/
Awaitau679/
Awoitau678/
Eatu678/
Haettui674/
Avestuz672/
Awottou672/
Awoitou672/
Ietu671/
Awattou671/
Ajwathu671/
Aihetou671/
Ejtu671/
Ajeethu671/
Hajetou671/
Hajethu671/
Hauwatu671/
Oetu671/

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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 Awetu
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