Awung Surname

439,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Awung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6611:31,4214,236
Indonesia941:1,406,90696,143
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Awung (57) may also be a first name.

Awung Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Awung Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Awung is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Awung.

How Common Is The Last Name Awung? popularity and diffusion

Awung is the 439,223rd most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 9,343,008 people. The last name Awung occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Awung are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most widespread given name in the world It is held by 57 people.

The last name Awung is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 661 people, or 1 in 31,421. In Cameroon Awung is most common in: Southwest Region, where 88 percent reside, Centre Region, where 5 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Awung Last Name Statistics demography

Awung earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aiwung9128/
Hawung915/
Awoung913/
Aswung911/
Awungsh831/
Abung801,689/
Awong801,399/
Ewung80264/
Owung808/
Avung802/
Awoungue774/
Haiwoung771/
Habung731,277/
Hawong73583/
Aibung7385/
Auwong7354/
Aiwong7337/
Aboung7315/
Avoung737/
Havung735/
Abaung735/
Ajwong734/
Hewung733/
Abhung732/
Abeung731/
Awunke731/
Howung731/
Ewuing731/
Haiwong6788/
Hauvung6721/
Hajwong672/
Hawoong671/
D'Awong671/

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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 Awung
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