Awobona Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awobona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awobona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5571:318,03017,522
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England81:6,964,757184,742

Awobona (16) may also be a first name.

Awobona Last Name Facts

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

Awobona occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awobona? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 554,308th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Awobona live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awobona is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name on earth, held by 16 people.

The last name Awobona is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 557 people, or 1 in 318,030. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 52 percent reside, Lagos, where 26 percent reside and Oyo, where 11 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Awobona occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Awobona Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Awobona surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Awobona earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awosbona931/
Awabona8641/
Awobono8616/
Owobona866/
Awobana862/
Awobena861/
Awoubone801/
Ohwobona801/
Abobana71115/
Awebono7121/
Abobone719/
Owabona714/
Awobano711/
Ababouna678/
Awhobeno671/
Hobobana671/
Ohwobono671/
Abobonne671/

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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 Awobona
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