Awoka Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Awoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Awoka (29) may also be a first name.
Awoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awoka occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Awoka.
How Common Is The Last Name Awoka? popularity and diffusion
Awoka is the 1,666,404th most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Awoka reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awoka is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 29 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 2,903,980. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 43 percent live, Benue, where 34 percent live and Ebonyi, where 15 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 18 percent live.
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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 Awoka
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