Awu Surname
Approximately 3,210 people bear this surname
Awu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,541 | 1:114,953 | 7,618 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| South Africa | 351 | 1:154,352 | 17,426 |
| Indonesia | 166 | 1:796,682 | 60,566 |
| Papua New Guinea | 142 | 1:57,421 | 7,328 |
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| China | 27 | 1:50,641,539 | 2,733 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Awu (1,067) may also be a first name.
Awu Demographics
Average Awu Salary in
United States
$53,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Awu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Awu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 139,272nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,270,264 people. The last name is mostly 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 frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 1,067 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,541 people, or 1 in 114,953. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 23 percent live, Cross River, where 17 percent live and Plateau, where 6 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 26 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawu | 86 | 1,121 | / |
| Awuy | 86 | 1,081 | / |
| Awuh | 86 | 724 | / |
| Awui | 86 | 358 | / |
| Awou | 86 | 326 | / |
| Awau | 86 | 248 | / |
| Aweu | 86 | 147 | / |
| Aiwu | 86 | 89 | / |
| Awuu | 86 | 82 | / |
| Ajwu | 86 | 15 | / |
| Aewu | 86 | 12 | / |
| Aywu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ahwu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Awwu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Awuj | 86 | 4 | / |
| Auwu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Aawu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Awuz | 86 | 2 | / |
| Eawu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hawau | 75 | 5,514 | / |
| Hhawu | 75 | 3,840 | / |
| Hauwu | 75 | 106 | / |
| Auwau | 75 | 84 | / |
| Aiwui | 75 | 40 | / |
| Awahu | 75 | 40 | / |
| Awwau | 75 | 34 | / |
| Hawou | 75 | 19 | / |
| Hawut | 75 | 12 | / |
| Aiwau | 75 | 12 | / |
| Awouh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Gawau | 75 | 7 | / |
| Awuua | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ahawu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Aiwou | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ajwau | 75 | 6 | / |
| Awush | 75 | 3 | / |
| Auweu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Awuiz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hawuh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Awauh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Haiwu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ajwua | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gawhu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hawui | 75 | 2 | / |
| Haweu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awauz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awudh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gahwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haawu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Auwut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aswuh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gaywu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awuth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awuus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Auywu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awuij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awhau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hawhu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awoup | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awuih | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aweuh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aïwou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Auwou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Auwud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awuuh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hawud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hahwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu | 67 | 855,545 | / |
| Hauwau | 67 | 23,686 | / |
| Ewu | 67 | 2,846 | / |
| Owu | 67 | 2,841 | / |
| Avu | 67 | 1,873 | / |
| Hawwau | 67 | 921 | / |
| Hawout | 67 | 236 | / |
| Hawahu | 67 | 119 | / |
| Hawaux | 67 | 34 | / |
| Haiwau | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hawoud | 67 | 14 | / |
| Aiwahu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ahaiwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awoust | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hauwwu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Auwahu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ahwush | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ahuwau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hauwou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ahwuhe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Haewau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hauwuy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Haawau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaiwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaywou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahawwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awwahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawusz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awouth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haywau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauwuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahauwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawhut | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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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