Awhansou Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Senegal

Awhansou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awhansou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
France21:33,211,361423,184

Awhansou Last Name Facts

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

Awhansou occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awhansou? popularity and diffusion

Awhansou is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Awhansou are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Awhansou is primarily found in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside and Ogun, where 50 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 23 percent reside and Benin, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Awhansu93192/
Awansou9316/
Awanssou886/
Ahwansou883/
Awhaansu882/
Awhansau881/
Awansu8617/
Awanso861/
Ahwansu807/
Awanzou804/
Awanssu802/
Awonsou801/
Ewansou801/
Ahuansu801/
Awuansho756/
Auuhansu752/
Avanso71211/
Awonsu7113/
Awansa7113/
Awanjo7112/
Awonso713/
Abansu713/
Awanzo712/
Awamsu711/
Awandjo6723/
Awansah677/
Avansso674/
Awanjoh672/
Hawansa671/
Awounso671/
Gavanso671/
Hawanjo671/
Awansia671/

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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
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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 Awhansou
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