Awoton Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Awoton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awoton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4041:114,3079,708
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Awoton Last Name Facts

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

Awoton is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awoton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 704,927th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awoton live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Awoton is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 114,307. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Turkana County, where 100 percent reside. Barring Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Awoton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Awoton surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aywoton921/
Awotoun921/
Awothon921/
Awotongh861/
Ewoton833,557/
Awaton8389/
Avoton8313/
Aboton8312/
Awotan834/
Owoton831/
Avotoun7715/
Awoutan777/
Aïboton776/
Awotane773/
Awoetan771/
Aiboton771/
Awaston770/
Ewooton770/
Awotusin713/
Awouttan711/
Awoutang711/
Aboutoun711/
Abaton671,872/
Abuton67670/
Obaton67173/
Owotan6753/
Awatan6750/
Aveton6721/
Avotan6720/
Abotan6720/
Owuton6720/
Ewaton6718/
Eweton6713/
Aswatuong675/
Owaton674/
Oveton674/
Awetan673/
Evaton673/
Ovaton673/
Avaton671/
Abotun671/
Ewotan671/
Oboton671/
Awatun671/
Ovoton670/

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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 Awoton
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