Awuku Surname
Approximately 28,003 people bear this surname
Awuku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 26,808 | 1:1,008 | 160 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| United States | 174 | 1:2,083,097 | 132,570 |
| England | 152 | 1:366,566 | 26,048 |
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Uganda | 36 | 1:1,084,424 | 45,587 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Awuku (1,880) may also be a first name.
Awuku Demographics
Average Awuku Salary in
United States
$45,410 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Awuku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awuku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awuku occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Awuku click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awuku? popularity and diffusion
Awuku is the 19,583rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 260,242 people. The surname Awuku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Awuku reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 175,434th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 1,880 people.
The surname Awuku is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 26,808 people, or 1 in 1,008. Beside Ghana this last name exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Awuku Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Awuku surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Awuku earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning $45,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.58% more than the national average, earning $60,404 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awuuku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awoukou | 83 | 742 | / |
| Gawukau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Achwuku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awoukeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Avuku | 80 | 1,031 | / |
| Awoku | 80 | 163 | / |
| Ewuku | 80 | 136 | / |
| Awucu | 80 | 28 | / |
| Owuku | 80 | 19 | / |
| Awiku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aavuku | 73 | 20 | / |
| Avukku | 73 | 9 | / |
| Aibuku | 73 | 9 | / |
| Obauku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Abukou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aubuku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gowuku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojwuku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawoku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abucku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avauku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avoukou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Habukku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aboukeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aibukeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abukhui | 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
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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 Awuku
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