Awoui Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Awoui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awoui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1711:60,4427,466
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Niger91:2,132,44640,124

Awoui Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awoui is found most frequently in Benin. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awoui? popularity and diffusion

The surname Awoui is the 1,218,745th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awoui reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 60,442. In Benin it is primarily found in: Kouffo Department, where 75 percent live, Zou Department, where 12 percent live and Donga Department, where 7 percent live. Not including Benin Awoui is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent live and Niger, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awhoui912/
Awouhi911/
Awouai911/
Gawoui911/
Aboui803,482/
Awoua80211/
Avoui8037/
Owoui8011/
Awuie802/
Awohi802/
Awooi801/
Awuai801/
Awuoi801/
Ahawouie771/
Abouei733,028/
Aiwohi73285/
Hawoua7357/
Haboui7351/
Avouai7324/
Aweioi7313/
Abouhi7310/
Awoyei737/
Abouih733/
Gavoui733/
Awujie732/
Awuyie732/
Hawaui732/
Awuyoi732/
Abouii731/
Avohui731/
Abohui731/
Avooui731/
Avouis731/
Awiyoi731/
Awuihe731/
Awuyei731/
Awojei731/
Aiboui731/
Hawohi731/
Aiwoua731/
Aywoei731/
Ajwoie731/
Awuiye731/
Awuahi731/
Awouje731/
Awoe671,136/
Havouis6778/
Awajoua673/
Awayoua672/
Aweuiji671/
Owoueyi671/
Awujjoi671/
Awiyoyi671/
Abouhai671/
Ahywoua671/
Haiboui671/
Habouhi671/
Haboiui671/
Hawouje671/
Hawajui671/

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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 Awoui
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