Awondo Surname

541,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Awondo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awondo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3611:490,70024,586
Cameroon2031:102,31112,070
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
France31:22,140,907385,998
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Awondo (28) may also be a first name.

Awondo Last Name Facts

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

Awondo is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awondo? popularity and diffusion

Awondo is the 541,435th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,289,285 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Awondo reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awondo is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 28 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 361 people, or 1 in 490,700. In Nigeria Awondo is most common in: Taraba, where 93 percent are found, Benue, where 4 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 34 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.

Awondo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Awondo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awuondo92261/
Hawondo9297/
Awoundo922/
Gawondo921/
Awondoh921/
Abondo833,611/
Ewondo83804/
Avondo83600/
Owondo83503/
Awando83335/
Awendo83253/
Awonda83217/
Awundo83129/
Awuonda771,034/
Owuondo77217/
Awandoi7742/
Avoundo7735/
Awandoh7718/
Awounda7711/
Habondo7711/
Awundoh773/
Ahwando773/
Auwonda772/
Awandou772/
Awendoi771/
Gawando771/
Owoondo771/
Owoundo771/
Gavondo771/
Ewondoh771/
Ewondou771/
Awondha771/
Awoumdo771/
Awundou771/
Ojwondo771/
Awandoo771/
Aboundo771/
Aboundou7111/
Howonduo7111/
Ochwondo715/
Aboundoh712/
Ewoundou711/
Avoundou711/
D'abondo711/
Obando67129,048/
Ovando6761,594/
Abundo675,614/
Abando674,212/
Obondo673,370/
Owonda672,689/
Abonda671,266/
Awanda67501/
Awunda67390/
Owundo67213/
Avundo67208/
Avonda67143/
Ewonda67109/
Ewando6773/
Owendo6760/
Avando6755/
Awenda6738/
Owando6729/
Evando6718/
Ovondo6711/
Ovendo6710/
Avendo679/
Obundo678/
Evondo673/

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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 Awondo
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