Awoma Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1611:1,100,26645,533
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Awoma (47) may also be a first name.

Awoma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awoma is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Awoma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awoma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,300,225th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Awoma reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awoma is also the 1,467,136th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 47 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 1,100,266. In Nigeria Awoma is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 25 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Edo, where 14 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awouma91559/
Gawoma9123/
Hawoma917/
Awomah916/
Awomau916/
Awomaa911/
Awomad911/
Gawooma836/
Gawouma831/
Hawooma831/
Aboma803,381/
Awuma802,464/
Awomi801,160/
Awomo80476/
Awama80252/
Ewoma80236/
Owoma80151/
Awema8083/
Avoma8035/
Awome8020/
Gawoumai771/
Awhomaha771/
Awoume731,013/
Hawama73951/
Awumah73499/
Abouma73174/
Auwema73132/
Awaema73122/
Avoima73116/
Awoumi7370/
Awamah7348/
Awoumo7329/
Owoima7323/
Abuoma7323/
Asuoma7319/
Ewomah7313/
Hawomi7312/
Ewouma7312/
Ewuoma7310/
Abooma7310/
Awamma739/
Avomaa738/
Owomah736/
Awuuma736/
Avouma735/
Abomai734/
Avomah734/
Abomma733/
Gawuma733/
Owuoma733/
Hawuma733/
Oswoma733/
Awoemi733/
Awomeh732/
Awuima732/
Ayuoma732/
Awamai732/
Awhema731/
Ajuoma731/
Abomha731/
Awamoa731/
Uowoma731/
Awamay731/
Aboima731/
Owouma731/
Owomat731/
Gowoma731/
Awemah731/
Ewooma731/
Avoyma731/
Awwama731/
Ewhoma731/
Awumma731/
Auwama731/
Awoumé731/
Awomou731/
Awomoh731/
Awomeu731/
Awoumou671,329/
Awoumey6724/
Habouma672/
Hawaema671/
Auvomaa671/
Abuomea671/
Aboumma671/
Aboumaa671/
Aboomah671/
Gouwoma671/
Hawoomo671/
Awoeymi671/
Hawamah671/
Haweema671/

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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 Awoma
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