Awuku Surname

19,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Awuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana26,8081:1,008160
Togo6301:11,5042,968
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
England1521:366,56626,048
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Iceland31:126,6975,403
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Awuku (1,880) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awuuku911/
Awoukou83742/
Gawukau831/
Achwuku831/
Awoukeu831/
Avuku801,031/
Awoku80163/
Ewuku80136/
Awucu8028/
Owuku8019/
Awiku801/
Aavuku7320/
Avukku739/
Aibuku739/
Obauku734/
Abukou733/
Aubuku732/
Gowuku731/
Ojwuku731/
Hawoku731/
Abucku731/
Avauku731/
Avoukou676/
Habukku674/
Aboukeu672/
Aibukeu671/
Abukhui671/

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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
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  • 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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