Awoto Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Awoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2871:136,02512,417
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
England51:11,143,612252,590
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458

Awoto (116) may also be a first name.

Awoto Last Name Facts

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

Awoto is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Awoto.

How Common Is The Last Name Awoto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 614,324th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 14,517,024 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Awoto live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 868,627th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 116 people.

It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 136,025. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Gulu District, where 23 percent live, Kiryandongo District, where 19 percent live and Agago District, where 12 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 35 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awotou91155/
Awotho9112/
Awouto918/
Awotoh917/
Awotto913/
Awoito911/
Awoutou8321/
Awottou832/
Awoitou832/
Achwoto831/
Aboto801,293/
Avoto80528/
Awato80408/
Aweto80228/
Awuto80111/
Owoto80109/
Awota8093/
Ewoto8084/
Abotto73111/
Gavoto7390/
Awatto7360/
Abooto7356/
Owoeto7356/
Avotto7352/
Awouta7332/
Owotho7329/
Awaeto7323/
Haweto7320/
Ajwato7316/
Awatoh7316/
Auwato7315/
Awheto7314/
Awhato7313/
Awuito7311/
Awotta7311/
Abotho738/
Aboito737/
Abotou736/
Awoeta736/
Gawota734/
Awatou734/
Ahwato733/
Owuoto733/
Awaato733/
Awetoh732/
Abotuo732/
Hawato732/
Howoto731/
Auboto731/
Avoyto731/
Avouto731/
Avoito731/
Aswato731/
Abotoy731/
Abotoo731/
Aavoto731/
Haboto731/
Owotou731/
Ayboto731/
Gowoto731/
Aboyto731/
Awuyto731/
Owooto731/
Awotha731/
Awetto731/
Aboutou671,473/
Gavotto67729/
Owoutou67406/
Gaivoto67284/
Avoutou6721/
Awoitau678/
Abothoi676/
Habouto674/
Awoosta673/
Awoetah672/
Gawouta672/
Awouteu672/
Awuitoh671/
Achwato671/
Owuotho671/
Hauwato671/
Ewoutou671/
Abottou671/
Aboutuo671/
Aswatou671/
Ashwato671/
Awattou671/

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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 Awoto
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