Awou Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Benin

Awou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1241:167,49217,964
Benin931:111,13612,439
Ivory Coast391:591,57017,665
Niger221:872,36419,806
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Guinea51:2,366,7631,841
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Awou (155) may also be a first name.

Awou Last Name Facts

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

Awou occurs most in Cameroon. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Awou.

How Common Is The Last Name Awou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 842,714th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Awou are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awou is also the 738,219th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 155 people.

The last name Awou is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 167,492. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 35 percent live, Littoral Region, where 34 percent live and East Region, where 24 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Awou is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 29 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awoue8985/
Hawou8919/
Awouh898/
Aiwou897/
Awoup891/
Aïwou891/
Auwou891/
Awo869,466/
Awu863,210/
Hawout80236/
Hawoud8014/
Awoust807/
Hauwou805/
Awouji802/
Gaiwou801/
Gaywou801/
Awouje801/
Hawoue801/
Ahawou801/
Awajou801/
Awouho801/
Awouia801/
Awouth801/
Abou75223,877/
Awua758,791/
Awoh753,523/
Hawo752,704/
Awoi751,307/
Awoe751,136/
Hawu751,121/
Awuy751,081/
Awuh75724/
Awoa75692/
Auwo75540/
Avou75379/
Awui75358/
Awoo75302/
Awau75248/
Awoy75215/
Owou75171/
Aweu75147/
Aiwo75143/
Aiwu7589/
Awuu7582/
Awho7574/
Ajwu7515/
Aywo7514/
Aawo7511/
Awuo7511/
Awwo7510/
Aywu759/
Ahwu758/
Ajwo758/
Awoj756/
Awwu756/
Awuj754/
Auwu754/
Eawo753/
Ahwo753/
Aawu752/
Awuz752/
Eawu752/
Hawouje731/
Ajwayou731/
Awouhou731/
Awayout731/
Habou67111,580/
Hawau675,514/
Hhawu673,840/
Awuye673,306/
Awayo671,453/
Aboue67900/
Awoyo67814/
Ahwoi67777/
Abouh67626/
Aabou67617/
Ahawo67543/
Hawoa67478/
Awuya67444/
Awoye67431/
Awoji67426/
Awiyo67389/
Hawod67374/
Awuja67368/
Awuje67367/
Awoje67294/
Awuyo67278/
Achwo67273/
Awoya67224/
Awuyi67200/
Awoyi67164/
Aweau67158/
Awoja67153/
Awujo67148/
Aiwoi67135/
Awuji67129/
Aweyo67126/
Hauwu67106/
Aibou6791/
Hawua6788/
Auwau6784/
Awuas6772/
Awojo6758/
Avoux6754/
Hawoi6748/
Awoii6746/
Aiwui6740/
Awahu6740/
Ahbou6737/
Awaju6736/
Awwau6734/
Aubou6731/
Hauwo6730/
Avoue6728/
Awowe6727/
Aiwoy6723/
Awajo6721/
Awuii6720/
Haiwo6717/
Awayu6716/
Aouha6715/
Eavou6714/
Aswua6714/
Awijo6714/
Hawue6712/
Hawut6712/
Aiwau6712/
Gahwo6711/
Owoue6710/
Ahwot6710/
Aawua679/
Gavou679/
Auwua678/
Ahuwo678/
Gawau677/
Awuua677/
Awuaa677/
Ahawu677/
Aweyu676/
Auswo676/
Ajwau676/
Howou676/
Auwop675/
Awaio675/
Awuad675/
Awuia675/
Aboué675/
Aiwoh675/
Aouej675/
Hawoo674/
Hawoy674/
Avous674/
Aywua674/
Awuoa674/
Awejo674/
Ahvou674/
Avgou674/
Awoit674/
Owout673/
Gawoe673/
Avohu673/
Awhos673/
Awush673/
Auweu673/
Awuiz673/
Aïbou673/
Asvou673/
Awooh673/
Avout672/
Hawuh672/
Eabou672/
Awauh672/
Haiwu672/
Ajwua672/
Awoch672/
Auwgo672/
Gawhu672/
Awuie672/
Avouh672/
Haawo672/
Hawui672/
Awuho672/
Haweu671/
Easwo671/
Awauz671/
Awudh671/
Gahwu671/
Haawu671/
Aiwop671/
Ahweyouh671/
Auwut671/
Aswuh671/
Gaywu671/
Awuth671/
Awhop671/
Owhou671/
Awuus671/
Auywu671/
Awuij671/
Awaiu671/
Eawoa671/
Awhau671/
Hawhu671/
Hawouhou671/
Ouwou671/
Âabou671/
Ahawouie671/
Abhou671/
Aswos671/
Avouï671/
Auvou671/
Auwoe671/
Awooz671/
Awoyé671/
Awueh671/
Awuih671/
Awuoh671/
Aweuh671/
Awiio671/
Aybou671/
Aouea671/
Aouho671/
Ajbou671/
Awuay671/
Auwoh671/
Auwud671/
Aywoi671/
Awuuh671/
Hawud671/
Hahwu671/
Hajwo671/
Ashwouth670/
Awods670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Awou
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