Awoumou Surname

288,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Awoumou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awoumou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,3221:15,7102,143
France31:22,140,907385,998
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
England11:55,718,059489,080
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Awoumou (102) may also be a first name.

Awoumou Last Name Facts

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

Awoumou occurs most in Cameroon. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Awoumou? popularity and diffusion

Awoumou is the 288,583rd most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 5,483,481 people. The surname Awoumou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awoumou are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 935,178th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 102 people.

The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,322 people, or 1 in 15,710. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 78 percent live, South Region, where 13 percent live and Littoral Region, where 6 percent live. Not including Cameroon Awoumou is found in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 0 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awoumo9229/
Awumou921/
Awoumu921/
Awomou921/
Aboumou8627/
Owoumou864/
Awomo83476/
Awumu8320/
Awumo8317/
Awouma77559/
Aboumo77105/
Abomou7716/
Owoumo776/
Awumoi771/
Awomoh771/
Oboumou71911/
Awomoyi71207/
Awoumey7124/
Owoumoh717/
Awoyemo715/
Awomoye715/
Awomijo714/
Ayouhammou711/
Hawamou711/
Hawoomo711/
Gawouma711/
Assouhomou711/
Avomo6716,328/
Abomo6715,814/
Awuma672,464/
Oubamouh67177/
Awoma67174/
Abumu6764/
Awamo6757/
Abumo6745/
Obumu6744/
Owumo6715/
Awomu6714/
Oubammou679/
Owomo675/
Owumu672/
Gawoumai671/
Obumo671/
Owoyaumo671/
Aboumejo671/

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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 Awoumou
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