Awonye Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Awonye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 43 | 1:907,890 | 40,955 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
Awonye (21) may also be a first name.
Awonye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awonye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awonye is most common in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Awonye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,034,059th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awonye reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name globally, held by 21 people.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 907,890. In Uganda Awonye is most frequent in: Kamuli District, where 91 percent are found, Buyende District, where 2 percent are found and Kampala District, where 2 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 49 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anwonye | 92 | 2 | / |
| Awuonye | 92 | 2 | / |
| Auwonye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Awonyhe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Awonyie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Awanye | 83 | 148 | / |
| Awunye | 83 | 50 | / |
| Owonye | 83 | 36 | / |
| Abonye | 83 | 27 | / |
| Awonya | 83 | 11 | / |
| Awonie | 83 | 3 | / |
| Avonye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awoniyi | 77 | 16,120 | / |
| Anuonye | 77 | 1,904 | / |
| Anwanye | 77 | 24 | / |
| Ahuonye | 77 | 12 | / |
| Awanyie | 77 | 11 | / |
| Anwunye | 77 | 8 | / |
| Awoniyo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Enwonye | 77 | 6 | / |
| Inwonye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gawunye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Awonije | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gawanye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ahwunye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awonyoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awuonge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambonye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Achuonye | 71 | 73 | / |
| Owonaiye | 71 | 67 | / |
| Anuonyeh | 71 | 61 | / |
| Awonniyi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Haswanye | 71 | 7 | / |
| Awoiniyi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Awoyniyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gawunhye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gawuunye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aswongne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawunyhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awomniyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awooniyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anuonyhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obonye | 67 | 955 | / |
| Obanye | 67 | 871 | / |
| Abonie | 67 | 356 | / |
| Awanya | 67 | 117 | / |
| Abunye | 67 | 27 | / |
| Owunye | 67 | 23 | / |
| Abanye | 67 | 18 | / |
| Avonie | 67 | 13 | / |
| Owonie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Awanie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awunya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abonje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owanye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osenwonye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awonji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avogne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owonje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awanje | 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 Awonye
- 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