Awu Surname

139,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Awu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5411:114,9537,618
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
South Africa3511:154,35217,426
Indonesia1661:796,68260,566
Papua New Guinea1421:57,4217,328
Cameroon581:358,08731,912
China271:50,641,5392,733
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
France101:6,642,272293,169
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Togo91:805,3086,372
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Awu (1,067) may also be a first name.

Awu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Awu.

How Common Is The Last Name Awu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Awu is the 139,272nd most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,270,264 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Awu reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 244,901st most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 1,067 people.

The last name Awu is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,541 people, or 1 in 114,953. In Nigeria Awu is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 23 percent are found, Cross River, where 17 percent are found and Plateau, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Awu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Awu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.61% less than the national average, earning R 95,976 per year and in United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawu861,121/
Awuy861,081/
Awuh86724/
Awui86358/
Awou86326/
Awau86248/
Aweu86147/
Aiwu8689/
Awuu8682/
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Awuz862/
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Hawau755,514/
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Auwau7584/
Aiwui7540/
Awahu7540/
Awwau7534/
Hawou7519/
Hawut7512/
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Awouh758/
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Aiwou757/
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Awush753/
Auweu753/
Awuiz753/
Hawuh752/
Awauh752/
Haiwu752/
Ajwua752/
Gawhu752/
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Awauz751/
Awudh751/
Gahwu751/
Haawu751/
Auwut751/
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Awuth751/
Awuus751/
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Awhau751/
Hawhu751/
Awoup751/
Awuih751/
Aweuh751/
Aïwou751/
Auwou751/
Auwud751/
Awuuh751/
Hawud751/
Hahwu751/
Abu67855,545/
Hauwau6723,686/
Ewu672,846/
Owu672,841/
Avu671,873/
Hawwau67921/
Hawout67236/
Hawahu67119/
Hawaux6734/
Haiwau6721/
Hawoud6714/
Aiwahu679/
Ahaiwu678/
Awoust677/
Hauwwu676/
Auwahu676/
Ahwush676/
Ahuwau675/
Hauwou675/
Ahwuhe675/
Haewau674/
Hauwuy673/
Haawau672/
Gaiwou671/
Gaywou671/
Ahawwu671/
Awwahu671/
Hawusz671/
Ahawou671/
Awouth671/
Haywau671/
Hauwuu671/
Ashwau671/
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Hawhut670/

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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 Awu
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