Awua Surname

57,591st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Awua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,0571:25,1022,188
Ghana1,2471:21,6692,663
Uganda4091:95,4519,735
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Awua (1,206) may also be a first name.

Awua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awua has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Awua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awua? popularity and diffusion

Awua is the 57,591st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 828,978 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Awua are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awua is also the 228,078th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,206 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,057 people, or 1 in 25,102. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 88 percent reside, Taraba, where 5 percent reside and Kaduna, where 1 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 14 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Awua Last Name Statistics demography

Awua earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.81% less than the national average, earning $29,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawua8988/
Awuas8972/
Aswua8914/
Awhua899/
Aawua899/
Auwua898/
Awuaa897/
Awuad895/
Aywua894/
Awuoa894/
Awuay891/
Awa8641,571/
Hauwua8048/
Hawwua805/
Awuaha804/
Gaawua804/
Gawuah803/
Awuaii801/
Hawuaa801/
Hawuay801/
Ajwuoa801/
Awuach801/
Aywuat801/
Hawa75187,740/
Awah7515,165/
Awwa754,248/
Asua754,009/
Ayua754,003/
Awai753,388/
Ajwa752,523/
Auba751,666/
Ajua751,542/
Auwa751,340/
Aiwa751,321/
Awaj75908/
Aywa75735/
Awoa75692/
Auva75497/
Awea75407/
Away75338/
Awou75326/
Awaa75279/
Awau75248/
Ahwa75203/
Awha75199/
Aawa75158/
Aweu75147/
Aewa7583/
Aeua7534/
Awva7533/
Owua7526/
Aïwa7526/
Aiua7520/
Awuo7511/
Ewua756/
Aîwa752/
Eawa751/
Ðawa751/
Hauwwua737/
Hawhuay731/
Hauwa6734,968/
Hawau675,514/
Hawwa671,889/
Hawah671,444/
Ahwai671,402/
Hawai671,384/
Asuat671,001/
Achua67993/
Haiwa67834/
Hawoa67478/
Hawaa67407/
Auvaa67389/
Ahuwa67355/
Hauba67342/
Hawaj67338/
Haway67336/
Ashua67305/
Ahwah67287/
Assua67242/
Hawea67200/
Haywa67165/
Aweau67158/
Auwai67151/
Awhah67151/
Ajuah67141/
Hauva67108/
Asuad67108/
Auwau6784/
Aihua6759/
Gauva6759/
Aewai6757/
Ajwai6752/
Awaha6746/
Ausua6744/
Awwat6744/
Awahu6740/
Aubau6740/
Aisua6740/
Haawa6738/
Awwau6734/
Ayhua6733/
Ahuva6731/
Aiwai6726/
Gajua6725/
Auvea6725/
Ahywa6724/
Ahawa6722/
Awa'a6722/
Aubha6719/
Hawou6719/
Aswap6716/
Aouha6715/
Ahuas6714/
Aubay6713/
Hajwa6713/
Au'ua6713/
Eawaz6712/
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Awa'e6712/
Hahwa6712/
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Awaih6710/
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Heawa678/
Hasua678/
Gawau677/
Ayuaa677/
Aiwou677/
Awgai677/
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Aweae676/
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Awahd674/
Auvas674/
Auhwa674/
Ausva674/
Aeuah674/
Ayjua674/
Ouwua674/
Owuad674/
Ahuae674/
Ayuap674/
Gayua674/
Aywwa674/
Ahjua673/
Auuad673/
Aiway673/
Gauua673/
Ahuaz673/
Auweu673/
Aubaa673/
Ajuaa673/
Ajuha673/
Awvah672/
Ahuaj672/
Aihwa672/
Awauh672/
Asuas672/
Howua672/
Auwwa672/
Asuea672/
Ayuae672/
Auwah672/
Ajwaa672/
Aubaj672/
Hayua672/
Hawaï672/
Awead672/
Owhua672/
Awuho672/
Awayt672/
Haweu671/
Ayuad671/
Awauz671/
Aahua671/
Aiwaj671/
Auuaj671/
Auvaj671/
Auvat671/
Auwap671/
Eaway671/
Gowua671/
Aswea671/
Owuah671/
Aweea671/
Aajua671/
Aayua671/
Eiwua671/
Eawoa671/
Awhau671/
Auvai671/
Haiua671/
Ahwaa671/
A'Awa671/
Awoup671/
Awuoh671/
Awwap671/
Awatz671/
Awaãs671/
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Awhat671/
Aïwaa671/
Aïwou671/
Ayuay671/
Aouea671/
Aywah671/
Auwaa671/
Auwou671/
Aiuas671/
Aaway671/
Aasua671/
Aiwah671/
Ahhua671/
Ahway671/
Easwa671/
Eauwa671/
Aweaz671/
Awaij671/
Auwaz671/
Asswa671/
Gaïwa671/
Haîwa671/
Haïwa671/
Hawha670/

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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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  • 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 Awua
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