Awujua Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awujua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awujua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Awujua Last Name Facts

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

Awujua is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awujua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Awujua is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awujua reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria Awujua is most frequent in: Edo, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 31 percent live and Abia, where 15 percent live. Beside Nigeria Awujua is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avujua8311/
Awujuo836/
Awojua831/
Hawjua831/
Awajuba772/
Asuojua771/
Awuwa73130/
Awuzuaie711/
Owusua675,473/
Avewua6764/
Abejua6725/
Awuhwa677/
Abiwua677/
Hawuwa676/
Awuwat674/
Awubau672/
Avujwa672/
Awesua672/
Abujuo672/
Abajua672/
Aswuwa671/
Awujwo671/
Awuwai671/
Awuwah671/
Awhuba671/
Awauwa671/
Abuzua671/
Owuzua671/
Hawuba671/
Awubou671/

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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 Awujua
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