Awom Surname

129,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Awom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,5641:51,5795,765
Nigeria7861:225,37213,252
Cameroon871:238,72523,654
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Awom (59) may also be a first name.

Awom Last Name Facts

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

Awom is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awom? popularity and diffusion

The last name Awom is the 129,773rd most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 2,088,721 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Awom are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Awom is also the 1,282,666th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 59 people.

Awom is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,564 people, or 1 in 51,579. In Indonesia Awom is primarily found in: West Papua, where 55 percent are found, Papua, where 45 percent are found and East Kalimantan, where 0 percent are found. Barring Indonesia Awom exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawom89220/
Awoum8924/
Awome8920/
Aiwom891/
Awomg891/
Awuom891/
Awoume801,013/
Awam755,165/
Awon752,442/
Avom751,680/
Abom75530/
Awum75404/
Owom75215/
Ewom75150/
Avome673,302/
Hawam672,508/
Awume671,940/
Aboim67674/
Awame67363/
Aboum67145/
Ajuom67134/
Abuom6775/
Ahwam6769/
Awone6736/
Aiwon6729/
Awuam6728/
Hawon6727/
Awaam6726/
Awwam6724/
Aawon6721/
Avoum6714/
Gavom6713/
Abhom6711/
Aawam679/
Awamg677/
Awham675/
Aabom675/
Owome675/
Auwam673/
Awoun673/
Auwon673/
Awamn672/
Owgom672/
Awoin672/
Ahwon672/
Ayuom672/
Awhum672/
Aywon672/
Owoem671/
Hawum671/
Awasm671/
Aywam671/
Ewojm671/
Awuon671/
Hewom671/
Abomm671/
Owuom671/
Awonh671/
Aiwam671/
Havom671/

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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 Awom
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