Awuor Surname

5,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Awuor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awuor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya96,4351:47958
Uganda1821:214,50216,816
Tanzania821:645,62938,896
United States431:8,429,278367,833
South Sudan361:317,085679
England141:3,979,861125,553
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Awuor (18,906) may also be a first name.

Awuor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awuor is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Awuor.

How Common Is The Last Name Awuor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,827th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 75,251 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awuor are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 39,444th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 18,906 people.

The last name Awuor is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 96,435 people, or 1 in 479. In Kenya Awuor is most common in: Homa Bay County, where 27 percent live, Kisumu County, where 22 percent live and Migori County, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Awuor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Awuor last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Awuor earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 12.35% less than the national average, earning 303,344 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning $39,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awor8945,560/
Owuor8040,807/
Awour804,357/
Abuor801,381/
Awore80406/
Asuor80118/
Aworh8071/
Hawor8049/
Aiwor8030/
Awoor8019/
Awuar8016/
Aubor804/
Aswor803/
Awhor803/
Avuor802/
Auwor802/
Awvor801/
Awort801/
Aworp801/
Aworr801/
Ashuor73283/
Aubour73127/
Awhore7362/
Aworth7332/
Achuor736/
Gawour736/
Ashwor734/
Ajuore733/
Auboir733/
Gayuor732/
Owuore732/
Hawort732/
Asuore732/
Owuhor731/
Aasuor731/
Awhotr731/
Aworhe731/
Awoure731/
Awoore731/
Auvore731/
Aawour731/
Gajuor731/
Gawhor731/
Haweur730/
Ahword730/
Owor6715,208/
Abor676,157/
Awar673,229/
Avor67770/
Ewor67537/
Heaword6738/
Ahworhe6720/
Aworowa678/
Ashworh674/
Haworph672/
Hawordh671/
Haywort671/
Aweausr671/
Hauwort671/
Auvoire671/
Hawhour670/
Hayworh670/
Haswort670/
Aiworth670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Awuor
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