Awuah Surname

13,437th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Awuah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awuah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana40,3851:66992
United States4251:852,84564,957
England2821:197,58217,327
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Nigeria961:1,845,23766,383
Canada731:504,73442,927
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
France101:6,642,272293,169
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Awuah (3,074) may also be a first name.

Awuah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awuah is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Awuah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awuah? popularity and diffusion

Awuah is the 13,437th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 175,249 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Awuah reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awuah is also the 130,151st most frequent first name at a global level, held by 3,074 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 40,385 people, or 1 in 669. Not including Ghana this last name exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Awuah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Awuah surname are 43.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.61% being registered with the political party.

The amount Awuah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.76% less than the national average, earning R 204,948 per year; in United States they earn 4.94% less than the national average, earning $41,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.07% more than the national average, earning $49,718 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awuha80288/
Awoua80211/
Ewuah8017/
Ahwua8014/
Awaua807/
Awuua807/
Awuho802/
Ajwua802/
Abouah73225/
Hawoua7357/
Awujia7331/
Hawuha7326/
Gaweua738/
Awujja734/
Aiwoua731/
Abuhah731/
Awuyea731/
Awouho731/
Awouai731/
Ewouah731/
Hawaua731/
Habouah671/
Awouhou671/
Ahywoua671/
Ahwwaua671/

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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 Awuah
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