Awunye Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Awunye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Awunye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awunye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awunye occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Awunye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awunye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,746,821st most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Awunye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awunye live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 76 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent reside and Ogun, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Awunye exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anwunye | 92 | 8 | / |
| Gawunye | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ahwunye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gawunhye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gawuunye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gawunyhe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Awonye | 83 | 85 | / |
| Abunye | 83 | 27 | / |
| Owunye | 83 | 23 | / |
| Awunya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Awuniyi | 77 | 24 | / |
| Onwunye | 77 | 17 | / |
| Anwonye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Awungeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awungie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awonyhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awonyie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abunie | 67 | 2,757 | / |
| Owonye | 67 | 36 | / |
| Awonya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awonie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awunji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avunge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abunje | 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 Awunye
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