Awuga Surname
Approximately 914 people bear this surname
Awuga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 884 | 1:44,162 | 5,528 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Awuga (29) may also be a first name.
Awuga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awuga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awuga is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awuga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Awuga is the 388,118th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,973,245 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awuga reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Awuga is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 29 people.
This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 884 people, or 1 in 44,162. In Uganda Awuga is most common in: Yumbe District, where 82 percent are found, Arua District, where 7 percent are found and Koboko District, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Awuga occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awugah | 91 | 281 | / |
| Awouga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awhuga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awugha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awougah | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gawouga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abuga | 80 | 10,894 | / |
| Awugo | 80 | 959 | / |
| Ewuga | 80 | 686 | / |
| Awoga | 80 | 170 | / |
| Avuga | 80 | 153 | / |
| Awiga | 80 | 32 | / |
| Owuga | 80 | 26 | / |
| Awuge | 80 | 5 | / |
| Awugi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Abugau | 73 | 571 | / |
| Abouga | 73 | 543 | / |
| Owugah | 73 | 216 | / |
| Owugha | 73 | 134 | / |
| Havuga | 73 | 108 | / |
| Avucga | 73 | 100 | / |
| Avunga | 73 | 55 | / |
| Abugaa | 73 | 37 | / |
| Abugha | 73 | 20 | / |
| Awughe | 73 | 17 | / |
| Gavuga | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ewugha | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ewugah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Awougo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ajwoga | 73 | 6 | / |
| Abuiga | 73 | 4 | / |
| Abauga | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ahwugo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abugay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awaugo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eweuga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Avugah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Habuga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abugai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eabuga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avuçga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awugye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awooga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ağbuga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awougi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gawugo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gawuge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awugho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewuuga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awigah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awunghe | 67 | 112 | / |
| Awougue | 67 | 46 | / |
| Awoungo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Avounga | 67 | 22 | / |
| Abougha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Avugadd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Avougah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avougai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awungie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awungeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewougha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Havugga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awungoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Havugat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abougah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuggai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Awuga
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