Awuma Surname

174,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Awuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,0621:18,9332,841
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Awuuma916/
Hawuma913/
Gawuma913/
Awuima912/
Awumma911/
Gawouma831/
Awume801,940/
Owuma80687/
Abuma80542/
Awumi80368/
Awoma80174/
Avuma8071/
Ewuma8018/
Awumo8017/
Awima8014/
Gawoumai771/
Awumey733,122/
Awumee731,816/
Awoume731,013/
Gavuma73214/
Abouma73174/
Awoumi7370/
Aveuma7336/
Awoumo7329/
Havuma7322/
Owumah7322/
Habuma7321/
Ewouma7312/
Awimah7310/
Owuuma737/
Hawoma737/
Awomau736/
Awomah736/
Avouma735/
Ouwuma732/
Ohwuma732/
Oewuma732/
Owumma732/
Awummi731/
Owouma731/
Abumaj731/
Obauma731/
Abumea731/
Auvima731/
Awoumé731/
Ewumah731/
Avumau731/
Awomaa731/
Awumoi731/
Awumou731/
Aabuma731/
Awoumou671,329/
Awoumey6724/
Havumaa673/
Hawimah672/
Habouma672/
Habuuma671/
Hawooma671/
Aboumaa671/
Aboumma671/
Auvomaa671/
Awumihe671/

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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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  • 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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