Awunsi Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Awunsi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Awunsi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awunsi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awunsi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awunsi? popularity and diffusion
Awunsi is the 10,311,814th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Awunsi are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 50 percent live and Rivers, where 50 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awounsi | 92 | 11 | / |
| Awungi | 83 | 125 | / |
| Awunzi | 83 | 47 | / |
| Awonsi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Awunji | 83 | 3 | / |
| Avunsi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owunsi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awungia | 77 | 74 | / |
| Awundji | 77 | 21 | / |
| Awounse | 77 | 5 | / |
| Awungie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awounzi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awounsa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awoundji | 71 | 59 | / |
| Awusengi | 71 | 53 | / |
| Awusingi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awunge | 67 | 174 | / |
| Abunzi | 67 | 64 | / |
| Abungi | 67 | 48 | / |
| Awonse | 67 | 11 | / |
| Avungi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Avunse | 67 | 6 | / |
| Avunsa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owonsi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awunza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owunji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owunsa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owunzi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awonsa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awonzi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avunzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avinsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abunse | 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 Awunsi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis