Awotu Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awotu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awotu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4431:399,87121,013
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165

Awotu (149) may also be a first name.

Awotu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awotu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awotu? popularity and diffusion

Awotu is the 646,966th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awotu reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 754,880th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 149 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 443 people, or 1 in 399,871. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 33 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 23 percent are found and Benue, where 18 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awhotu91561/
Awotou91155/
Ahwotu9139/
Awotui9111/
Awohtu915/
Awotuh914/
Awuotu912/
Awottu911/
Awoutu911/
Awothu911/
Awootu911/
Awoutou8321/
Awoitau838/
Awottou832/
Awoitou832/
Awouteu832/
Awoutuh831/
Awhgotu831/
Abotu802,289/
Ewotu80329/
Awatu80122/
Awutu80106/
Awetu8082/
Owotu8056/
Avotu806/
Abothu73592/
Aabotu7396/
Ohwotu7381/
Owhotu7379/
Ajwatu7324/
Habotu7316/
Avothu7314/
Hawatu7310/
Abhotu739/
Awatuh738/
Abotou736/
Abottu735/
Gawutu734/
Awatou734/
Awethu733/
Abootu732/
Hawetu731/
Abotuu731/
Abuotu731/
Awutau731/
Eawatu731/
Owotou731/
Owothu731/
Awautu731/
Hawutu731/
Owottu731/
Aboutou671,473/
Owoutou67406/
Aabothu6796/
Avoutou6721/
Abhothu676/
Aboothu674/
Aabhotu674/
Awasthu674/
Aboutui673/
Aswatou671/
Abottou671/
Ewoutou671/
Awattou671/
Hauwatu671/
Avouthu671/
Aywetui671/
Ajwathu671/

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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 Awotu
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