Awouya Surname

621,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Awouya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awouya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4101:50,6566,624
Congo571:87,5287,379
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Awouya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awouya occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Awouya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 621,618th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awouya live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 58 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 410 people, or 1 in 50,656. In Cameroon it is most common in: East Region, where 90 percent are found, Centre Region, where 9 percent are found and South Region, where 0 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 12 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awotuya9228/
Awosuya921/
Abouya83648/
Avouya8313/
Awouye834/
Awouia831/
Awouai831/
Awouyo831/
Awotuyi77350/
Abouaya7716/
Awosoya7712/
Awosuyi7712/
Awojuyi779/
Awosaya778/
Abouhya773/
Avouoya771/
Abouoya771/
Habouya771/
Awoyuyi771/
Gawouia771/
Awotaya771/
Awaou7397/
Awoea739/
Awoae733/
Awosahya712/
Abouihya711/
Awuotuyi711/
Hawaou671,978/
Aboaya67214/
Abouia67205/
Awoeyo67152/
Abouyo6747/
Abouye6735/
Avouyi6731/
Awahou6729/
Abouja6725/
Avouai6724/
Awoaye6711/
Owoeya6711/
Obouya678/
Awoeye678/
Awooye676/
Ovouya674/
Awoayo673/
Awouji672/
Owoaya672/
Awohou672/
Awuoye671/
Hawoau671/
Awouje671/
Abouaj671/
Abouay671/
Avoeya671/
Awoajo671/
Abouau671/
Awoeys671/
Awoussaye671/
Awaeya671/
Awahoa671/

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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 Awouya
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