Awowo Surname
Approximately 599 people bear this surname
Awowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 256 | 1:691,964 | 32,018 |
| Cameroon | 187 | 1:111,065 | 12,922 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Awowo (24) may also be a first name.
Awowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awowo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awowo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 537,454th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 12,166,187 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Awowo live; 49 percent live in Central Africa and 49 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Awowo is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 24 people.
Awowo is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 256 people, or 1 in 691,964. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 39 percent are found, Edo, where 17 percent are found and Cross River, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 31 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awowoh | 91 | 64 | / |
| Awoiwo | 91 | 4 | / |
| Awoowo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Awouwo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awowwo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awhowho | 83 | 118 | / |
| Ahwowho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owowo | 80 | 1,011 | / |
| Ewowo | 80 | 140 | / |
| Awovo | 80 | 19 | / |
| Awewo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Awuwo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Awowa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Owowoh | 73 | 62 | / |
| Avowou | 73 | 11 | / |
| Auwobo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awoubo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ajbowo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abowou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awujwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gawuwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awewou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awoobo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aboowo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awosuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawuwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awauwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohwohwo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Achwowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owowooh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aijbowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oshwowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Assuowo | 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
- 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 Awowo
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