Awuka Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Awuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Nigeria811:2,186,94874,923
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Awuka (53) may also be a first name.

Awuka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awuka occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awuka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 828,895th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Awuka live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Awuka is also the 1,366,219th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 53 people.

The surname Awuka is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 317,080. Barring The DR Congo it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awouka9112/
Hawuka915/
Awukah914/
Gawuka912/
Awauka912/
Aawuka911/
Hawukha837/
Gawukau831/
Hawauka830/
Owuka80226/
Avuka80134/
Awika80132/
Awoka80119/
Ewuka8075/
Awuko8062/
Awuki8023/
Awuke8017/
Awuca806/
Awaukoha773/
Awouko731,269/
Avouka73553/
Havuka73140/
Owueka7364/
Ajwika7354/
Avuska7316/
Gavuka739/
Awucai739/
Ajwoka736/
Hawoka735/
Awooka734/
Ewauka733/
Owwuka733/
Owukah733/
Ouwuka733/
Aavuka733/
Ohwuka732/
Awusky731/
Ewouka731/
Oweuka731/
Avuhka731/
Awguko731/
Awuuky731/
Awuuko731/
Awukot731/
Awouke731/
Avukai731/
Avueka731/
Awokoa731/
Abuuka731/
Abauka731/
Hawuke731/
Awukoh731/
Abucka731/
Owukha731/
Awieka731/
Awauko731/
Auwuko731/
Awoukou67742/
Gavouka6757/
Avoukai6711/
Aboukai672/
Abeukah671/
Awaukeh671/
Awoukeu671/
Ahbouka671/
Habuuka671/
Havuška671/
Aiwouko671/
Ahawuke671/
Awiekah671/
Aboukaa671/
Habuika671/

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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 Awuka
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