Awong Surname

277,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Awong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5751:36,1204,863
United States2651:1,367,77094,877
Trinidad and Tobago1601:8,5251,225
Malaysia1071:275,64715,325
Thailand1051:672,746112,498
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Benin121:861,30044,192
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
Norway91:571,36544,190
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England31:18,572,686338,250
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Awong (307) may also be a first name.

Awong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awong is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Awong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 277,054th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,209,111 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 43 percent of Awong are found; 40 percent are found in Central Africa and 34 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 502,288th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 307 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 575 people, or 1 in 36,120. In Cameroon Awong is most frequent in: South Region, where 68 percent reside, Centre Region, where 24 percent reside and East Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 11 percent reside.

Awong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Awong last name are 36.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.66% registered with the party.

The amount Awong earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $43,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.35% more than the national average, earning $50,356 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawong91583/
Ahwong9192/
Auwong9154/
Aiwong9137/
Awoing9114/
Ajwong914/
Awoung913/
Aswong911/
Haiwong8388/
Gaiwong835/
Hajwong832/
Hawongs831/
D'Awong831/
Hawoong831/
Awang8020,869/
Abong8016,585/
Avong801,710/
Awung80780/
Aweng80361/
Owong80342/
Ewong80200/
Awomg801/
Gahawong774/
Awoungue774/
Haiwoung771/
Ajwang7316,770/
Hawang731,535/
Howong73190/
Uiwong73154/
Ayuong7391/
Ahwang7368/
Habong7343/
Gavong7336/
Aiwung7328/
Ajuong7327/
Ahweng7327/
Aiwang7320/
Avongs7317/
Aboung7315/
Ouwong7314/
Hewong7314/
O'Wong7313/
Auwang739/
Havong738/
Avoung737/
Aybong737/
Aibong736/
Hawung735/
Asuong734/
Awaang734/
Aywang732/
Ahbong732/
Awonke732/
Abuong732/
Avhong732/
Eiwong732/
Awanng731/
Eawang731/
Uowong731/
Awhang731/
Oswong731/
Awwang731/
Awuang731/
Aswung731/
Haweng731/
Avongh731/
Haiwang67314/
Awangue6729/
Gohwong6712/
Hawuang678/
Ajwan'g677/
Hoowong673/
Aehwang672/
Haabong671/
Huiwong671/
Hauwang671/
Hasvong671/
Awungsh671/
Howwong671/
Aibhong671/
Gaivong671/
Ajwa'ng671/
Awating671/
Haywang671/
Haïwang671/
Hajwang671/
Haibong671/
Ajwaang671/
Ajwwang671/
Achuong671/
Awohnke671/

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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 Awong
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