Awor Surname

12,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Awor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda44,2681:88270
Nigeria1,0281:172,31810,657
Indonesia821:1,612,795106,468
Cameroon711:292,52227,501
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
India171:45,121,493474,784
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
England71:7,959,723202,100
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Awor (410) may also be a first name.

Awor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Awor Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Awor is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 12,326th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 159,955 people. Awor is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awor live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 425,605th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 410 people.

It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 44,268 people, or 1 in 882. In Uganda Awor is most prevalent in: Tororo District, where 32 percent live, Lira District, where 11 percent live and Oyam District, where 9 percent live. Barring Uganda Awor occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Awor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awuor8996,843/
Awour894,357/
Awore89406/
Aworh8971/
Hawor8949/
Aiwor8930/
Awoor8919/
Aswor893/
Awhor893/
Auwor892/
Awoer891/
Awort891/
Aworp891/
Aworr891/
Awhore8062/
Aworth8032/
Gawour806/
Ashwor804/
Hawort802/
Gawhor801/
Aawour801/
Awoore801/
Awoure801/
Aworhe801/
Awhotr801/
Ahword800/
Owor7515,208/
Abor756,157/
Awar753,229/
Avor75770/
Ewor75537/
Awur7545/
Heaword7338/
Ahworhe7320/
Aworowa738/
Ashworh734/
Haworph732/
Haywort731/
Hauwort731/
Hawordh731/
Aiworth730/
Hawhour730/
Hayworh730/
Haswort730/
Owuor6740,807/
Gavor673,581/
Aware672,872/
Owhor672,167/
Habor672,011/
Owour671,754/
Abuor671,381/
Havor671,309/
Hawar671,216/
Abour671,138/
Avore67572/
Aibor67400/
Aboor67359/
Aawar67252/
Awure67168/
Ajwar67152/
Ahwar67122/
Asuor67118/
Aiwur6759/
Awaar6748/
Howor6746/
Auwar6735/
Owore6733/
Hawur6731/
Awwar6731/
Abhor6723/
Aborh6718/
Eworh6717/
Awuar6716/
Ohwor6713/
Oworh6712/
Avoor6711/
Đavor6710/
Ahsworth679/
Aewar678/
Aiwar676/
Aabor676/
Ewhor676/
Awgur675/
Gawór675/
Aubor674/
Ejwor673/
Avour673/
Hauworth672/
Avhor672/
Avoer672/
Ashworht672/
Aswhorth672/
Hawhorth672/
Achworth672/
Avort672/
Avuor672/
Aboir672/
Eiwor672/
Avoir672/
Abohr672/
Eawar671/
Aywur671/
Aybor671/
Avord671/
Aywar671/
Eabor671/
Awasr671/
Owohr671/
Awhar671/
Ľavor671/
Avgor671/
Awarr671/
Oewor671/
Awuur671/
Awarp671/
Ouwor671/
Oworp671/
Oswor671/
Ausworth670/
Hawworth670/
Hewor670/
Assworth670/
Aborr670/

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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 Awor
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