Awugo Surname

373,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awugo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awugo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9541:185,68411,291
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Awugo (138) may also be a first name.

Awugo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awugo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awugo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Awugo is the 373,745th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,599,109 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awugo reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awugo is also the 787,636th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 138 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 954 people, or 1 in 185,684. In Nigeria Awugo is mostly found in: Benue, where 60 percent live, Ebonyi, where 11 percent live and Ogun, where 7 percent live. Beside Nigeria Awugo occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awougo916/
Ahwugo913/
Awaugo913/
Gawugo911/
Awugho911/
Awoungo8322/
Awungoh831/
Awougou831/
Awuga80914/
Abugo80903/
Awogo80133/
Avugo80117/
Owugo804/
Ewugo802/
Awigo802/
Awougoup771/
Abugho73614/
Awugah73281/
Awogho7396/
Ewougo7339/
Avungo7336/
Abugoh7318/
Awigho7311/
Abugou736/
Avougo733/
Abaugo732/
Obaugo732/
Awouga731/
Awugha731/
Abugoy731/
Awhuga731/
Owugho731/
Avugoi731/
Abougo731/
Abuggo731/
Abougou67714/
Avoungo67217/
Avougou6744/
Awougah675/
Abughoh673/
Awhigho671/
Avougoi671/
Eavungo671/
Abougoh671/
Habugho671/
Gawouga671/

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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 Awugo
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