Awoyo Surname
Approximately 814 people bear this surname
Awoyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 410 | 1:432,056 | 22,278 |
| Uganda | 253 | 1:154,305 | 13,566 |
| Benin | 117 | 1:88,338 | 10,310 |
| Ivory Coast | 21 | 1:1,098,630 | 25,989 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Awoyo (528) may also be a first name.
Awoyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awoyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awoyo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awoyo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 424,982nd most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,952,759 people. The surname Awoyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Awoyo are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 367,169th most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 528 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 410 people, or 1 in 432,056. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 37 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Ekiti, where 15 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Awoyo is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 31 percent live and Benin, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aswoyo | 91 | 12 | / |
| Aywoyo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awoy | 89 | 215 | / |
| Haswoyo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Awayo | 80 | 1,453 | / |
| Aboyo | 80 | 1,255 | / |
| Awoye | 80 | 431 | / |
| Awiyo | 80 | 389 | / |
| Awuyo | 80 | 278 | / |
| Awoya | 80 | 224 | / |
| Awoyi | 80 | 164 | / |
| Aweyo | 80 | 126 | / |
| Ewoyo | 80 | 70 | / |
| Awojo | 80 | 58 | / |
| Aiwoy | 80 | 23 | / |
| Owoyo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Avoyo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hawoy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Awoyé | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aiwuyo | 73 | 438 | / |
| Oswoyo | 73 | 81 | / |
| Ajwayo | 73 | 65 | / |
| Ajwiyo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Awoeye | 73 | 8 | / |
| Haweyo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Awooye | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hawoya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Avoyio | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oowoyo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Asuoyo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Awoowe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oywoyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aewoye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gawayo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awooya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awoejo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hawayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aboyoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajwoye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiboyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aywayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auswoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awojoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awoyat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuuyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiwojo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuoye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awujoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawoye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awueyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awooji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awoiyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawhoy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Aboy | 67 | 6,484 | / |
| Awey | 67 | 2,244 | / |
| Awoi | 67 | 1,307 | / |
| Awuy | 67 | 1,081 | / |
| Awoa | 67 | 692 | / |
| Away | 67 | 338 | / |
| Awou | 67 | 326 | / |
| Avoy | 67 | 59 | / |
| Ewoy | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ochwoyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Achuoyo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Awoj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hajwayo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awoyaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajwayou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awouhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awayout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aihuoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awooyeh | 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 Awoyo
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