Awungi Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Awungi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 103 | 1:379,022 | 24,191 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Awungi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awungi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awungi occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awungi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,612,213th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awungi live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 379,022. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Zombo District, where 44 percent reside, Masindi District, where 21 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Awungi occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awungia | 92 | 74 | / |
| Awungie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Awusengi | 86 | 53 | / |
| Awusingi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Awongi | 83 | 1,968 | / |
| Awunge | 83 | 174 | / |
| Abungi | 83 | 48 | / |
| Awunzi | 83 | 47 | / |
| Ewungi | 83 | 21 | / |
| Avungi | 83 | 8 | / |
| Awunga | 83 | 8 | / |
| Awunji | 83 | 3 | / |
| Awunsi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Awunghe | 77 | 112 | / |
| Abungie | 77 | 21 | / |
| Awundji | 77 | 21 | / |
| Awounga | 77 | 17 | / |
| Awounsi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ahwunge | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gawunge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awounzi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awungeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abungai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awoundji | 71 | 59 | / |
| Avoungui | 71 | 12 | / |
| Hawunger | 71 | 7 | / |
| Owusingi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awusenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awunnghe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abunge | 67 | 85 | / |
| Awonge | 67 | 81 | / |
| Awonga | 67 | 64 | / |
| Abunzi | 67 | 64 | / |
| Obungi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awonsi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Owunga | 67 | 6 | / |
| Awunza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owunzi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owunji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awonzi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avunge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abungy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovungi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avunsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avunzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owunsi | 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 Awungi
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