Awuma Surname
Approximately 2,464 people bear this surname
Awuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,062 | 1:18,933 | 2,841 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Awuma (47) may also be a first name.
Awuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awuma has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Awuma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 174,194th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,957,608 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awuma live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Awuma is also the 1,467,136th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 47 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,062 people, or 1 in 18,933. In Uganda Awuma is most common in: Kayunga District, where 13 percent live, Buikwe District, where 10 percent live and Mayuge District, where 10 percent live. Excluding Uganda Awuma occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awouma | 91 | 559 | / |
| Awumah | 91 | 499 | / |
| Awuuma | 91 | 6 | / |
| Hawuma | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gawuma | 91 | 3 | / |
| Awuima | 91 | 2 | / |
| Awumma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gawouma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awume | 80 | 1,940 | / |
| Owuma | 80 | 687 | / |
| Abuma | 80 | 542 | / |
| Awumi | 80 | 368 | / |
| Awoma | 80 | 174 | / |
| Avuma | 80 | 71 | / |
| Ewuma | 80 | 18 | / |
| Awumo | 80 | 17 | / |
| Awima | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gawoumai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awumey | 73 | 3,122 | / |
| Awumee | 73 | 1,816 | / |
| Awoume | 73 | 1,013 | / |
| Gavuma | 73 | 214 | / |
| Abouma | 73 | 174 | / |
| Awoumi | 73 | 70 | / |
| Aveuma | 73 | 36 | / |
| Awoumo | 73 | 29 | / |
| Havuma | 73 | 22 | / |
| Owumah | 73 | 22 | / |
| Habuma | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ewouma | 73 | 12 | / |
| Awimah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Owuuma | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hawoma | 73 | 7 | / |
| Awomau | 73 | 6 | / |
| Awomah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Avouma | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ouwuma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ohwuma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oewuma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owumma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awummi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owouma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abumaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obauma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abumea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auvima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awoumé | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewumah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avumau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awomaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awumoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awumou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aabuma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awoumou | 67 | 1,329 | / |
| Awoumey | 67 | 24 | / |
| Havumaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hawimah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Habouma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Habuuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawooma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboumaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboumma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auvomaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awumihe | 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
- 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 Awuma
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis