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 surname Awoka is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awoka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awoka is the 1,666,404th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. Awoka is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Awoka are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awoka is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 2,903,980. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 43 percent reside, Benue, where 34 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 15 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Awoka is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside.
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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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