Awo Surname

53,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Awo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,2501:33,7412,771
Benin1,8601:5,557733
Ivory Coast5921:38,9722,550
Cameroon5471:37,9695,090
Papua New Guinea4731:17,2381,733
Indonesia2971:445,28337,110
Philippines1291:784,79275,887
Niger1221:157,3125,693
United States751:4,832,786249,377
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Burkina Faso181:1,019,56110,177
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
France31:22,140,907385,998
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Awo (17,609) may also be a first name.

Awo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Awo is the 53,871st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 769,865 people. The last name Awo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Awo reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 41,475th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 17,609 people.

The surname Awo is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,250 people, or 1 in 33,741. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 27 percent reside, Benue, where 13 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 20 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent reside.

Awo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Awo are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Awo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.57% less than the national average, earning $39,020 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awoh863,523/
Hawo862,704/
Awoi861,307/
Awoa86692/
Auwo86540/
Awou86326/
Awoo86302/
Awoy86215/
Aiwo86143/
Awho8674/
Aywo8614/
Awuo8611/
Aawo8611/
Awwo8610/
Ajwo868/
Awoj866/
Ahwo863/
Eawo863/
Ahwoi75777/
Ahawo75543/
Hawoa75478/
Hawod75374/
Achwo75273/
Aiwoi75135/
Hawoi7548/
Hauwo7530/
Aiwoy7523/
Hawou7519/
Haiwo7517/
Gahwo7511/
Ahwot7510/
Ahuwo758/
Awouh758/
Aiwou757/
Auswo756/
Auwop755/
Aiwoh755/
Hawoo754/
Hawoy754/
Awuoa754/
Awoit754/
Awooh753/
Awhos753/
Haawo752/
Awuho752/
Auwgo752/
Awoch752/
Awhop751/
Aiwop751/
Easwo751/
Eawoa751/
Hajwo751/
Aywoi751/
Auwou751/
Auwoh751/
Aïwou751/
Awuoh751/
Awoup751/
Awooz751/
Aswos751/
Awods750/
Abo67207,833/
Awa6741,571/
Owo675,729/
Ewo671,949/
Avo671,222/
Hawout67236/
Hawoot6758/
Hajwos6725/
Haywoo6714/
Hawoud6714/
Auwood6712/
Awoust677/
Haiwoi677/
Hauwou675/
Auswuo672/
Aywoei671/
Gaywou671/
Gaiwou671/
Awoods671/
Ajwuoa671/
Haewoo671/
Awhoth671/
Auswoy671/
Awouth671/
Awouho671/
Ahawou671/
Hajwoś671/
Hawoha671/
Hawwod670/
Hawhoy670/

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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 Awo
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