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 surname Awoo is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awoo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awoo is the 889,654th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awoo live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Awoo is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 24 people.
The last name Awoo is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 184,148. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Amuru District, where 19 percent are found, Oyam District, where 16 percent are found and Gulu District, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it 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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