Awouya Surname
Approximately 494 people bear this surname
Awouya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 410 | 1:50,656 | 6,624 |
| Congo | 57 | 1:87,528 | 7,379 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Awouya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awouya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awouya occurs most in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Awouya.
How Common Is The Last Name Awouya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Awouya is the 621,618th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,752,117 people. Awouya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awouya are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 58 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.
The surname Awouya is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 410 people, or 1 in 50,656. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: East Region, where 90 percent live, Centre Region, where 9 percent live and South Region, where 0 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Awouya is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 12 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awotuya | 92 | 28 | / |
| Awosuya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abouya | 83 | 648 | / |
| Avouya | 83 | 13 | / |
| Awouye | 83 | 4 | / |
| Awouia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awouai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awouyo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awotuyi | 77 | 350 | / |
| Abouaya | 77 | 16 | / |
| Awosoya | 77 | 12 | / |
| Awosuyi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Awojuyi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Awosaya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Abouhya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Avouoya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abouoya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Habouya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awoyuyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawouia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awotaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awaou | 73 | 97 | / |
| Awoea | 73 | 9 | / |
| Awoae | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awosahya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abouihya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awuotuyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hawaou | 67 | 1,978 | / |
| Aboaya | 67 | 214 | / |
| Abouia | 67 | 205 | / |
| Awoeyo | 67 | 152 | / |
| Abouyo | 67 | 47 | / |
| Abouye | 67 | 35 | / |
| Avouyi | 67 | 31 | / |
| Awahou | 67 | 29 | / |
| Abouja | 67 | 25 | / |
| Avouai | 67 | 24 | / |
| Awoaye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Owoeya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Obouya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awoeye | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awooye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ovouya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awoayo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awouji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owoaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awohou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awuoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawoau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awouje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abouaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abouay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avoeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoajo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abouau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoeys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoussaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awahoa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Awouya
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