Awnu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awnu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awnu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Awnu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awnu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awnu? popularity and diffusion

Awnu is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Awnu are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Awnu is mostly found in: Ogun, where 75 percent reside and Niger, where 25 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawnu896/
Awnuh891/
Hawnou801/
Awnous800/
Abnu7556/
Ownu7519/
Avnu752/
Aîwenou732/
Awinnou731/
Abnou67103/
Ewnau675/
Habnu673/
Abneu672/
Hownu672/
Aibnu671/
Abnhu671/
Ownuh671/
Ownau671/
Ouwnu671/
Abnuy671/
Gavnu671/
Aibnuy609/
Habnou601/
Abinnu601/
Aivenou554/
Ownauth553/
Habeennu501/
Obnu501/

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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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  • 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 Awnu
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