Awosi Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Awosi (11) may also be a first name.

Awosi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awosi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awosi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Awosi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awosi are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name in the world, borne by 11 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 65 percent live, Lagos, where 12 percent live and Kogi, where 6 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awossi9154/
Awoshi9117/
Awousi912/
Awosui911/
Awuosi911/
Awoussi831,352/
Awoshie834/
Awusi803,164/
Abosi801,865/
Awasi801,650/
Awoji80426/
Awose80306/
Awosa8055/
Awogi8031/
Avosi8029/
Owosi8010/
Ewosi801/
Awozi801/
Hawasi732,391/
Aboshi731,849/
Awassi731,333/
Abossi73207/
Awashi73122/
Aweshi73119/
Aiwasi73108/
Abousi7375/
Owossi7364/
Awushi7359/
Owoshi7349/
Awochi7342/
Awessi7337/
Awossa7328/
Awozie7328/
Awusie7321/
Aboosi7320/
Owoosi7317/
Awoses7317/
Avosis7315/
Ewosih7313/
Auwasi7313/
Awasai7312/
Auwesi7311/
Abuosi739/
Owotsi739/
Awussi738/
Aweesi737/
Awoshe734/
Awoseh734/
Awasei734/
Hawosa733/
Ajuosi733/
Awosee733/
Awodji733/
Avosai733/
Awasie732/
Awouji732/
Avoshi732/
Awuosa732/
Havosi731/
Ewoysi731/
Awougi731/
Awuisi731/
Aboisi731/
Aweusi731/
Ohwosi731/
Awooji731/
Ahwogi731/
Hawusi731/
Ewossi731/
Avoesi731/
Avoisi731/
Avossi731/
Awasji731/
Awosse731/
Awosyo731/
Aweïsi731/
Awousa731/
Auwoji731/
Awosay731/
Awhosa731/
Awasui731/
Abosei731/
Abosie731/
Ouwosi731/
Ahwasi731/
Awaasi731/
Awojei731/
Aboushi672,137/
Aboissi671,350/
Aboussi67668/
Hawashi67136/
Awoudji67103/
Awoussa6788/
Awouchi6719/
Ahwashi6717/
Ohwoisi6717/
Hawasyi6716/
Hawessi6712/
Hawasih6711/
Haboshi6711/
Awushie6710/
Owoussi6710/
Hawassi679/
Aiboshi678/
Awosaya678/
Aboishi676/
Owoossi675/
Owuoshi673/
Awousse673/
Awassai673/
Abooshi672/
Aboschi672/
Gavousi672/
Gawushi672/
Awaschi671/
Awashih671/
Awoissé671/
Awoyssa671/
Gawashi671/
Ahawasi671/
Awoiche671/
Awochei671/
Owoushi671/
Hauwasi671/
Avoshui671/
Haswogi671/
Aboossi671/
Abossai671/
Avoussi671/
Auwashi671/
Awassei671/
Awodjih671/
Aweïssi671/
Awuissi671/
Awoussy671/
Ajweshi671/
Aboshoi671/
Abossei671/
Aswasai671/

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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 Awosi
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