Awora Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Awora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 163 | 1:239,505 | 18,058 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Awora (16) may also be a first name.
Awora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awora Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awora is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awora? popularity and diffusion
The last name Awora is the 1,272,314th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name Awora is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Awora live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 16 people.
The last name Awora is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 239,505. In Uganda Awora is primarily found in: Tororo District, where 72 percent reside, Kampala District, where 9 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 5 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Awora
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