Awoune Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Awoune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Awoune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awoune Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awoune (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﻭﻥ) is most common in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awoune? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,808,717th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awoune live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Awoune is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 576,919. In Cameroon Awoune is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 97 percent are found and West Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Awoune is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 10 percent are found and Mauritania, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Awoune Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awoune in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺎﻭﻥ | awn | - |
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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
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- 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 Awoune
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