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 is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awuma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 174,194th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,957,608 people. The surname Awuma occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awuma reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Awuma is also the 1,467,136th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 47 people.
Awuma is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 2,062 people, or 1 in 18,933. In Uganda Awuma is most prevalent in: Kayunga District, where 13 percent reside, Buikwe District, where 10 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
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
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