Awok Surname

427,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Awok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2271:35,9194,288
Uganda2251:173,50814,645
Nigeria2041:868,34737,996
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
Iran451:1,706,27864,723
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080

Awok (205) may also be a first name.

Awok Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awok is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awok? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 427,014th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,008,091 people. The surname Awok occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Awok reside; 30 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 30 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Awok is also the 632,267th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 205 people.

This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 35,919. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Madang, where 48 percent reside, West Sepik, where 22 percent reside and Western, where 15 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 28 percent reside and Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.

Awok Last Name Statistics demography

Awok earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awoke8949,397/
Hawok8934/
Ajwok8930/
Aiwok8924/
Awuok8915/
Aywok8911/
Awock8910/
Awoek896/
Eawok893/
Awoks892/
Awouk892/
Awook892/
Aawok891/
Awuoke8012/
Aawoke805/
Hawock803/
Hawouk801/
Aswook801/
Awhoke801/
Auwoke801/
Awouke801/
Awokch801/
Awak757,555/
Owok75155/
Ewok75120/
Awox7568/
Awog7529/
Awuk7515/
Avok7511/
Awoc751/
Awokowa731/
Haewook731/
Awake671,775/
Ojwok67748/
Avock67671/
Hawak67625/
Ahwak67246/
Avoke6769/
Auwak6739/
Awakh6737/
Aywak6734/
Avouk6732/
Aiwak6729/
Ajuok6725/
Owoke6724/
Awuke6717/
Awuak6715/
Havok6712/
Aivok674/
Aavok674/
Howok674/
Eiwok674/
Awack672/
Aubok672/
Ayuok671/
Ewock671/
Aawak671/
Awakk671/
Owuok671/
Aybok671/
Awask671/
Awaak671/
Ajwuk671/
Awhog671/
Hawoc670/

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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
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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 Awok
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