Awudu Surname

25,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Awudu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awudu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana13,7161:1,970326
Nigeria6,6731:26,5462,280
Cameroon2021:102,81712,122
England411:1,358,97760,528
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Awudu (10,939) may also be a first name.

Awudu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awudu is found most frequently in Ghana. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Awudu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Awudu is the 25,868th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 350,228 people. Awudu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Awudu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awudu is also the 57,734th most frequently used given name globally, held by 10,939 people.

The surname Awudu is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 13,716 people, or 1 in 1,970. Barring Ghana it occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Awudu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (55%) in Nigeria.

Awudu earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.19% less than the national average, earning $41,774 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awoudu9170/
Hawudu9131/
Awudou918/
Auwudu916/
Awuduu914/
Ahwudu912/
Awuduh911/
Aweudu911/
Aiwudu911/
Awoudou83375/
Awhaudu833/
Awuduis831/
Hawgudu831/
Abudu8024,689/
Awodu80422/
Avudu80157/
Ewudu8030/
Owudu8016/
Awidu801/
Gawoudou771/
Gavudu73116/
Obaudu7396/
Habudu7326/
Ovaudu7324/
Ewaudu7311/
Ahwodu734/
Abuddu734/
Avudut734/
Awoodu732/
Abudou732/
Abudhu731/
Abujdu731/
Abhudu731/
Hawodu731/
Abudui731/
Aboudu731/
Abaudu731/
Abuhdu731/
Abeudu731/
Awudoe731/
Aboudou6730,783/
Owoudou67160/
Abudouh67122/
Abhudhu6717/
Avoudou6716/
Haibudu674/
Abouddu672/
Ahabudu672/
Abuidui671/
Aijbudu671/

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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 Awudu
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