Awoju Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awoju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awoju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1421:1,247,48449,911
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Awoju Last Name Facts

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

Awoju occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awoju? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,459,453rd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. Awoju occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Awoju live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 1,247,484. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 55 percent are found, Edo, where 18 percent are found and Ondo, where 11 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aiwoju913/
Awaou8097/
Owoju8082/
Aboju8039/
Awaju8036/
Awosu8026/
Awuju8014/
Aweju809/
Awuou807/
Awjou805/
Awohu801/
Awozu801/
Awjuh801/
Awjud801/
Awoyu801/
Awoudjou771/
Hawaou731,978/
Awahou7329/
Hawyou7316/
Awocou736/
Aawiou734/
Awasou733/
Abooju733/
Awosou732/
Ahuoju732/
Awohou732/
Haboju732/
Awoisu731/
Awajuy731/
Hawaju731/
Awoyou731/
Hawjui731/
Hawoau731/
Abojou731/
Aswoyu731/
Awajou731/
Auwaju731/
Awouzu731/
Aivoju731/
Awosui731/
Hawwaou6732/
Awiu6718/
Hawahou6710/
Awhasou673/
Aweyiju673/
Awajoua673/
Awyu672/
Ovju672/
Awayoua672/
Hauwaou672/
Hawaouh672/
Hawaaou672/
Hawa'ou672/
Ashwoou671/
Gawayou671/
Hawajui671/
Hhawaou671/
Haawaou671/
Ajwayou671/
Awou'ou671/
Awouzou671/
Awahsou671/
Awuadju671/
Awayout671/
Awaïzou671/

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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 Awoju
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