Awus Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Awus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Awus (24) may also be a first name.
Awus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awus is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awus? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,237,939th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Awus reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 24 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria Awus is primarily found in: Nasarawa, where 67 percent live, Kaduna, where 22 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 29 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awuse | 89 | 487 | / |
| Awaus | 89 | 7 | / |
| Awush | 89 | 3 | / |
| Awuus | 89 | 1 | / |
| Awutse | 80 | 8 | / |
| Awoust | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ahwush | 80 | 6 | / |
| Awushe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gawuys | 80 | 1 | / |
| Auwuse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hawusz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaiwus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abus | 75 | 1,225 | / |
| Awos | 75 | 349 | / |
| Owus | 75 | 80 | / |
| Avus | 75 | 17 | / |
| Awuj | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ewus | 75 | 3 | / |
| Awuz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Awhause | 73 | 6 | / |
| Awousse | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hauwaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aweusse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawushe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abush | 67 | 6,720 | / |
| Abous | 67 | 2,236 | / |
| Abaus | 67 | 505 | / |
| Habus | 67 | 140 | / |
| Owuse | 67 | 116 | / |
| Aubus | 67 | 57 | / |
| Hewus | 67 | 41 | / |
| Avush | 67 | 28 | / |
| Abuys | 67 | 20 | / |
| Aveus | 67 | 15 | / |
| Avuse | 67 | 8 | / |
| Havus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gavus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Avous | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awhos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avgus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awuiz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avust | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oweus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Howus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abuis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awoes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awauz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awuij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawousse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiwos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuss | 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 Awus
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