Awodem Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Awodem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awodem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon761:273,27726,204
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Awodem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awodem is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awodem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,152,526th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Awodem are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 273,277. In Cameroon Awodem is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 55 percent are found, West Region, where 22 percent are found and Centre Region, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awoudem9244/
Awoudemg862/
Awedem8338/
Abodem8310/
Awadem838/
Awoden836/
Avodem831/
Aboudem77230/
Awademe7782/
Owoidem777/
Awodien774/
Awoiden771/
Aweudem771/
Awaden67557/
Abadem67239/
Awudim6748/
Owoden6724/
Awodin678/
Abudem673/
Abodim671/
Aboden671/
Awadim671/

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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 Awodem
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