Awoke Surname

11,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Awoke Surname User-submission:

The surname Awoke means 'staying at the bush'.

Awoke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia40,5671:2,405419
Nigeria8,7571:20,2291,843
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Awoke (44,716) may also be a first name.

Awoke Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Awoke means 'staying at the bush'.

- pink23

Awoke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awoke is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awoke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,377th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 147,530 people. Awoke occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awoke are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Awoke is also the 20,276th most prevalent forename on earth, held by 44,716 people.

The last name Awoke is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 40,567 people, or 1 in 2,405. Beside Ethiopia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

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  • 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Awoke
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