Awoundja Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Awoundja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awoundja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3631:57,2157,390
Gabon91:209,9102,378
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Awoundja (43) may also be a first name.

Awoundja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awoundja is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awoundja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 763,307th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Awoundja are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Awoundja is also the 1,545,828th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 43 people.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 363 people, or 1 in 57,215. In Cameroon Awoundja is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 91 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside and South Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Awoundja exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 2 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

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Awundia8014/
Awondje804/
Obundja801/
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Aboundji753/
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Awounsia751/
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Awonza7121/
Awanja7114/
Aboundjou718/
Awunza714/
Owonja712/
Awonsa712/
Howoundji711/
Ouboundja711/
Awonjo711/
Awousinsa711/
Awunjo711/
Owandja67561/
Owondje67123/
Abundia6792/
Ovandja6789/
Awungia6774/
Awandia6733/
Awandjo6723/
Owondji6721/
Awandji6717/
Awunjoh6714/
Avundia6712/
Avandja675/
Abondje672/
Awuncha672/
Abounza672/
Ovondja671/
Owondjo671/
Abondia671/
Abundji671/
Avouiandji671/
Awondio671/
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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 Awoundja
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis