Awona Surname
Approximately 1,317 people bear this surname
Awona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,209 | 1:17,179 | 2,357 |
| Nigeria | 83 | 1:2,134,250 | 73,634 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
The alternate forms: Àwona (1) are calculated separately.
Awona (123) may also be a first name.
Awona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awona is found most in Cameroon. It may be found as: Àwona. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awona? popularity and diffusion
It is the 290,699th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,533,444 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awona reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Awona is also the 840,349th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 123 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,209 people, or 1 in 17,179. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 85 percent live, Littoral Region, where 6 percent live and South Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
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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 Awona
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