Awoo Surname
Approximately 302 people bear this surname
Awoo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 212 | 1:184,148 | 15,212 |
| Nigeria | 84 | 1:2,108,842 | 73,007 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Awoo (24) may also be a first name.
Awoo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awoo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awoo is found most in Uganda. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awoo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 889,654th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. The last name Awoo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awoo live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 24 people.
The surname Awoo is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 184,148. In Uganda Awoo is mostly found in: Amuru District, where 19 percent reside, Oyam District, where 16 percent reside and Gulu District, where 16 percent reside. Beside Uganda this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawoo | 89 | 4 | / |
| Awooh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Awooz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Awo | 86 | 9,466 | / |
| Hawoot | 80 | 58 | / |
| Haywoo | 80 | 14 | / |
| Auwood | 80 | 12 | / |
| Haewoo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awouho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awoods | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owoo | 75 | 6,335 | / |
| Aboo | 75 | 4,253 | / |
| Awoh | 75 | 3,523 | / |
| Hawo | 75 | 2,704 | / |
| Awoi | 75 | 1,307 | / |
| Awoe | 75 | 1,136 | / |
| Awoa | 75 | 692 | / |
| Auwo | 75 | 540 | / |
| Awou | 75 | 326 | / |
| Awoy | 75 | 215 | / |
| Aiwo | 75 | 143 | / |
| Ewoo | 75 | 91 | / |
| Awho | 75 | 74 | / |
| Aywo | 75 | 14 | / |
| Aawo | 75 | 11 | / |
| Awuo | 75 | 11 | / |
| Awwo | 75 | 10 | / |
| Avoo | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ajwo | 75 | 8 | / |
| Awoj | 75 | 6 | / |
| Eawo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ahwo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Heawood | 73 | 177 | / |
| Haswood | 73 | 79 | / |
| Easwood | 73 | 3 | / |
| Haywoos | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awouhou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awodowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aaywood | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haiwood | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawoods | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ahwoi | 67 | 777 | / |
| Ahawo | 67 | 543 | / |
| Hawoa | 67 | 478 | / |
| Hawod | 67 | 374 | / |
| Achwo | 67 | 273 | / |
| Aiwoi | 67 | 135 | / |
| Hawoi | 67 | 48 | / |
| Hauwo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Aiwoy | 67 | 23 | / |
| Hawou | 67 | 19 | / |
| Haiwo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gahwo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ahwot | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ahuwo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awouh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aiwou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Owoot | 67 | 7 | / |
| Haboo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Auswo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owooh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Haywoods | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hayswood | 67 | 6 | / |
| Auwop | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aiwoh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hawoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awoit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awuoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awhos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awoch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahaywood | 67 | 2 | / |
| Auwgo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awuho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haawo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayvoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Easwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aïwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aouho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aywoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abhoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avoos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hajwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Havoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aaboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiwop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawouhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awhop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eawoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awuoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avood | 67 | 0 | / |
| Awods | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Awoo
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