Awowe Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Awowe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Awowe (11) may also be a first name.
Awowe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awowe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awowe is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awowe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Awowe live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 59 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 11 people.
The surname Awowe is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,038,453. In Cameroon Awowe is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 85 percent reside, North Region, where 5 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 5 percent reside. Other than Cameroon it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Awowe
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