Awuh Surname

465,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Awuh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awuh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6191:33,5534,525
Nigeria991:1,789,32164,938
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Awuh (32) may also be a first name.

Awuh Last Name Facts

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

Awuh is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Awuh.

How Common Is The Last Name Awuh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Awuh is the 465,182nd most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,065,671 people. The last name Awuh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Awuh are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Awuh is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 32 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 619 people, or 1 in 33,553. In Cameroon it is most common in: Southwest Region, where 49 percent live, Northwest Region, where 44 percent live and Centre Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Cameroon it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awouh898/
Awush893/
Hawuh892/
Awauh892/
Awuuh891/
Aweuh891/
Awuih891/
Awuth891/
Aswuh891/
Awudh891/
Awu863,210/
Ahwush806/
Ahwuhe805/
Awouth801/
Hawu751,121/
Awuy751,081/
Awui75358/
Owuh75342/
Awou75326/
Awau75248/
Aweu75147/
Aiwu7589/
Ewuh7587/
Awuu7582/
Avuh7530/
Ajwu7515/
Aewu7512/
Aywu759/
Ahwu758/
Awwu756/
Auwu754/
Awuj754/
Aawu752/
Awuz752/
Eawu752/
Awouhou731/
Awuhová731/
Hawau675,514/
Hhawu673,840/
Abouh67626/
Hauwu67106/
Auwau6784/
Aiwui6740/
Awahu6740/
Awwau6734/
Avush6728/
Hawou6719/
Hawut6712/
Aiwau6712/
Awuua677/
Aiwou677/
Gawau677/
Abuuh677/
Ahawu677/
Ajwau676/
Uiwuh675/
Abuih675/
Abu H674/
Avuha674/
Awooh673/
Ewouh673/
Awuiz673/
Auweu673/
Ajwua672/
Gawhu672/
Haiwu672/
Avouh672/
Hawui672/
Auwut671/
Gaywu671/
Haawu671/
Gahwu671/
Awauz671/
Haweu671/
Owuhe671/
Awuus671/
Auywu671/
Obauh671/
Hawouhou671/
Awuij671/
Awhau671/
Hawhu671/
Hahwu671/
Hawud671/
Auwud671/
Auwou671/
Aïwou671/
Awoup671/
Owuch671/
Ashwouth670/

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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 Awuh
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