Awongo Surname
Approximately 1,524 people bear this surname
Awongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,146 | 1:34,066 | 4,531 |
| DR Congo | 274 | 1:269,633 | 25,289 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Burkina Faso | 30 | 1:611,737 | 7,703 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Awongo (283) may also be a first name.
Awongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awongo is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awongo? popularity and diffusion
Awongo is the 258,244th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 4,781,854 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awongo reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Awongo is also the 526,385th most frequent first name globally, borne by 283 people.
The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,146 people, or 1 in 34,066. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Koboko District, where 18 percent are found, Lira District, where 13 percent are found and Amolatar District, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awoungo | 92 | 22 | / |
| Awoingo | 92 | 13 | / |
| Awosngo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Awongho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gawongo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abongo | 83 | 8,850 | / |
| Ewongo | 83 | 598 | / |
| Awango | 83 | 376 | / |
| Awonga | 83 | 64 | / |
| Owongo | 83 | 30 | / |
| Avongo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Awungo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Awengo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abong'o | 77 | 1,423 | / |
| Hawonga | 77 | 446 | / |
| Avoungo | 77 | 217 | / |
| Abon'go | 77 | 70 | / |
| Ewoungo | 77 | 33 | / |
| Ewongho | 77 | 26 | / |
| Abongho | 77 | 20 | / |
| Awounga | 77 | 17 | / |
| Awongat | 77 | 6 | / |
| Awongha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Abongoi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Awangou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awangoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abongoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawango | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ajwango | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abohngo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avongoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awungoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avoungou | 71 | 208 | / |
| Aboungou | 71 | 53 | / |
| Owoungou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Achuongo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ochwongo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abonghoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahwangou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ewoungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gauwango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawounga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obongo | 67 | 4,739 | / |
| Abonga | 67 | 3,080 | / |
| Ewango | 67 | 1,365 | / |
| Owango | 67 | 895 | / |
| Abango | 67 | 716 | / |
| Awanga | 67 | 455 | / |
| Obango | 67 | 379 | / |
| Ewonga | 67 | 245 | / |
| Abungo | 67 | 164 | / |
| Evongo | 67 | 90 | / |
| Evango | 67 | 57 | / |
| Avango | 67 | 49 | / |
| Avungo | 67 | 36 | / |
| Avonga | 67 | 34 | / |
| Awenga | 67 | 30 | / |
| Avengo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Obungo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awunga | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ovongo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ovango | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owonga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owengo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohwoingho | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Awongo
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