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

Awoma is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awoma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,300,225th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Awoma reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 47 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 1,100,266. In Nigeria Awoma is primarily found in: Ondo, where 25 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Edo, where 14 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

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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