Awunji Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Awunji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Awunji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awunji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awunji occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Awunji click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awunji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awunji live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Awunji is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 100 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awundji | 92 | 21 | / |
| Awoundji | 86 | 59 | / |
| Awungi | 83 | 125 | / |
| Awunzi | 83 | 47 | / |
| Abunji | 83 | 4 | / |
| Owunji | 83 | 3 | / |
| Awunsi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Awonji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awinji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abounji | 77 | 278 | / |
| Gavunji | 77 | 212 | / |
| Awungia | 77 | 74 | / |
| Awuniyi | 77 | 24 | / |
| Awoniji | 77 | 12 | / |
| Awounsi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Awungie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awounzi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abunjei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owuniji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awusengi | 71 | 53 | / |
| Abunajie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awoundje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awusingi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abunie | 67 | 2,757 | / |
| Owinji | 67 | 1,018 | / |
| Awunge | 67 | 174 | / |
| Abunzi | 67 | 64 | / |
| Awunye | 67 | 50 | / |
| Abungi | 67 | 48 | / |
| Awonsi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Avungi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ewunie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awunza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awunya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owunzi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awonie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owonji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awinie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awonzi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovunji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoundji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owunsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abunje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avinji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avunsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avunzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obunji | 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 Awunji
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