Awunu Surname
Approximately 391 people bear this surname
Awunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 276 | 1:641,822 | 30,209 |
| Uganda | 112 | 1:348,565 | 22,932 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Awunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awunu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awunu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 738,530th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awunu live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 276 people, or 1 in 641,822. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ogun, where 67 percent reside, Lagos, where 14 percent reside and Delta, where 10 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 29 percent reside and Benin, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awunou | 91 | 13 | / |
| Awunnu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Awunut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hawunu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awuunu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awunuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awounou | 83 | 627 | / |
| Gawungu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abunu | 80 | 174 | / |
| Avunu | 80 | 40 | / |
| Awonu | 80 | 39 | / |
| Owunu | 80 | 15 | / |
| Awinu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ewunu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hawounou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avungu | 73 | 170 | / |
| Abunuh | 73 | 122 | / |
| Abhunu | 73 | 99 | / |
| Abounu | 73 | 54 | / |
| Owhunu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Owounu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Avhunu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Hawinu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gavunu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Aibunu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owungu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewuenu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abunnu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avounou | 67 | 225 | / |
| Abounou | 67 | 83 | / |
| Owounou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Avoungu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Avuungu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abunouh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ochwunu | 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 Awunu
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