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
The last name Awoo is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awoo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 889,654th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 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 prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 24 people.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 184,148. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Amuru District, where 19 percent are found, Oyam District, where 16 percent are found and Gulu District, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
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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