Awonye Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Awonye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awonye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda431:907,89040,955
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088

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 last name Awonye is found most in Uganda. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Awonye.

How Common Is The Last Name Awonye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Awonye is the 2,034,059th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. Awonye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awonye live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Awonye is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 21 people.

Awonye is most widespread 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. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 49 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anwonye922/
Awuonye922/
Auwonye921/
Awonyhe921/
Awonyie921/
Awanye83148/
Awunye8350/
Owonye8336/
Abonye8327/
Awonya8311/
Awonie833/
Avonye831/
Awoniyi7716,120/
Anuonye771,904/
Anwanye7724/
Ahuonye7712/
Awanyie7711/
Anwunye778/
Awoniyo776/
Enwonye776/
Inwonye773/
Gawunye773/
Awonije772/
Gawanye772/
Ahwunye771/
Awonyoi771/
Awuonge771/
Ambonye771/
Achuonye7173/
Owonaiye7167/
Anuonyeh7161/
Awonniyi7115/
Haswanye717/
Awoiniyi715/
Awoyniyi713/
Gawunhye712/
Gawuunye711/
Aswongne711/
Gawunyhe711/
Awomniyi711/
Awooniyi711/
Anuonyhe711/
Obonye67955/
Obanye67871/
Abonie67356/
Awanya67117/
Abunye6727/
Owunye6723/
Abanye6718/
Avonie6713/
Owonie679/
Awanie678/
Awunya674/
Abonje673/
Owanye672/
Osenwonye671/
Awonji671/
Avogne671/
Owonje671/
Awanje671/

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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
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