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 occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awongo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 258,244th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 4,781,854 people. The last name Awongo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awongo reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 526,385th most widely held first name internationally, held by 283 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,146 people, or 1 in 34,066. In Uganda Awongo is primarily concentrated in: Koboko District, where 18 percent reside, Lira District, where 13 percent reside and Amolatar District, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Awongo exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis