Awunyo Surname

164,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Togo

Awunyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awunyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,8701:14,4501,872
Togo7351:9,8612,446
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England61:9,286,343223,652
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Awunyo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Awunyo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Awunyo occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awunyo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 164,067th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,755,216 people. The last name Awunyo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Awunyo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,870 people, or 1 in 14,450. Without taking into account Ghana it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 28 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Awunyo Last Name Statistics demography

Awunyo earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awounyo924/
Awunyoh921/
Abunyo83139/
Awonyo836/
Awunya834/
Awunjo831/
Awunjoh7714/
Awougno772/
Awonyoi771/
Gawunya771/
Hawunya771/
Awounya771/
Awungnoh711/
Gawgunya711/
Avonyo67958/
Abunya67494/
Abunio67213/
Awonho6723/
Avunya6723/
Owonyo6715/
Awonya6711/
Owunya6710/
Abunjo674/
Obunyo673/
Awunia673/
Awonjo671/
Owunjo671/

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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 Awunyo
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