Awonu Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Awonu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Awonu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awonu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awonu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awonu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awonu is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Awonu reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Awonu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria Awonu is primarily found in: Lagos, where 44 percent are found, Niger, where 19 percent are found and Ogun, where 19 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 13 percent are found and Ghana, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awonou | 91 | 17 | / |
| Awounou | 83 | 627 | / |
| Awonhou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Awunu | 80 | 391 | / |
| Abonu | 80 | 334 | / |
| Awenu | 80 | 194 | / |
| Awanu | 80 | 150 | / |
| Owonu | 80 | 65 | / |
| Ewonu | 80 | 32 | / |
| Avonu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hawounou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awanou | 73 | 1,059 | / |
| Ajuonu | 73 | 753 | / |
| Abonou | 73 | 573 | / |
| Awhanu | 73 | 136 | / |
| Abounu | 73 | 54 | / |
| Avonou | 73 | 36 | / |
| Owounu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Auwanu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Awhenu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Avongu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Awunou | 73 | 13 | / |
| Owoonu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Aivonu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Awunnu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Awangu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gowonu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Avoinu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Owuonu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ewuonu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aboinu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awaneu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiwanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awunuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awanui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajwanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awunut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abuonu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awwanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaenu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avounou | 67 | 225 | / |
| Aiwanou | 67 | 182 | / |
| Achwanu | 67 | 120 | / |
| Abounou | 67 | 83 | / |
| Aïwanou | 67 | 67 | / |
| Achuonu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Awhannu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Aîwanou | 67 | 28 | / |
| Habonou | 67 | 22 | / |
| Owounou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gavonou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Awanguh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Howonou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Awannou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Auwaanu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aywanou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Avoungu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aîwenou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawanou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahwanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajwangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aywhanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauwanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboinou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owwuonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avonnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aïwenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawungu | 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 Awonu
- 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