Awiro Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Awiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2801:139,42612,620
Nigeria951:1,864,66166,902
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Awiro (17) may also be a first name.

Awiro Last Name Facts

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

Awiro has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Awiro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awiro? popularity and diffusion

It is the 703,644th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Awiro live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Awiro is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 17 people.

It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 139,426. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Lamwo District, where 37 percent live, Kaberamaido District, where 31 percent live and Soroti District, where 15 percent live. Excluding Uganda Awiro exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawiro9120/
Awirot9113/
Gawiro919/
Awioro916/
Awhiro911/
Hawirot83621/
Hawiros837/
Awiroth832/
Awiroot831/
Abiro802,661/
Awero80748/
Awira80527/
Owiro80447/
Awuro80172/
Aviro8086/
Aveiro7311,062/
Gaviro73589/
Abeiro73552/
Abirou73490/
Aibiro73275/
Abairo73216/
Hawira73151/
Habiro73117/
Aïbiro7368/
Aviero7326/
Auwira7316/
Aîbiro7315/
Abiroi7313/
Awirat7311/
Ahwero7311/
Aiwero739/
Awaira739/
Avioro736/
Avirro735/
Haviro734/
Obairo734/
Ewairo734/
Awoira733/
Aboiro733/
Abiroy732/
Abiruo732/
Ajwero732/
Avirgo731/
Aweros731/
Asuiro731/
Awirah731/
Awerou731/
Aywira731/
Owairo731/
Oswiro731/
Aweyro730/
Habirou67236/
Habeiro6720/
Hawirah6713/
Aveiros6713/
Gaveiro675/
Achwero674/
Aiberoy672/
Aibirou671/
Aibeiro671/
Haibero671/
Gowirou671/
Aiveros671/
Abeirou671/
Abirrou671/
Aiwiera671/
D'Aviro671/
Havirod671/

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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 Awiro
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