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 carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Awongo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 258,244th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,781,854 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awongo live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 526,385th most common first name internationally It is held by 283 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 1,146 people, or 1 in 34,066. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Koboko District, where 18 percent live, Lira District, where 13 percent live and Amolatar District, where 12 percent live. Beside Uganda this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
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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