Awusa Surname

248,859th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Awusa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awusa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9611:184,33211,237
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
Uganda2261:172,74014,602
Cameroon671:309,98628,740
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Awusa (131) may also be a first name.

Awusa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awusa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awusa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 248,859th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,566,132 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Awusa reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 811,108th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 131 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 961 people, or 1 in 184,332. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 35 percent live, Cross River, where 30 percent live and Bayelsa, where 9 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Uganda, where 14 percent live.

Awusa Last Name Statistics demography

Awusa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.24% more than the national average, earning $57,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hawusa9113/
Awusia919/
Awussa917/
Awousa911/
Awoutsa83119/
Awoussa8388/
Hawusah839/
Aywuisa831/
Awusi803,164/
Awuse80487/
Abusa80475/
Awuja80368/
Awisa80185/
Awuza8058/
Awosa8055/
Avusa8047/
Ewusa8037/
Owusa8031/
Awuso8020/
Awuca806/
Awoussah774/
Awhoussa771/
Awuissah771/
Hawisa733,452/
Awucha73298/
Awudja73295/
Abusaa73235/
Awuzia73105/
Habusa73100/
Awushi7359/
Awucia7357/
Abusha7339/
Awossa7328/
Awusie7321/
Avusha7316/
Awissa7314/
Awisha7313/
Awujat7313/
Awujah7313/
Abuisa739/
Awucai739/
Awussi738/
Awouza738/
Awutse738/
Auvisa736/
Avusad735/
Gawuso735/
Abausa735/
Abousa735/
Abusai734/
Awujja734/
Ewusai734/
Hawosa733/
Owusah733/
Hawuza733/
Abuusa733/
Avusap732/
Awushe732/
Awousi732/
Awuzah732/
Awisah731/
Gavusa731/
Aawisa731/
Awuisi731/
Awuseh731/
Aweusi731/
Hewusa731/
Awusey731/
Auwuse731/
Hawusi731/
Ahbusa731/
Avousa731/
Awosia731/
Awujay731/
Awusio731/
Ohwusa731/
Awosay731/
Awhosa731/
Awisai731/
Awoussi671,352/
Awoudja67878/
Abuissa67424/
Aboussa67193/
Awouzoa6745/
Habusha6739/
Havusha6731/
Avoussa6717/
Awushie6710/
Abousha677/
Hawisah676/
Awhause676/
Awousse673/
Aivausa673/
Awishah672/
Gawushi672/
Avushad671/
Hawushe671/
Awusher671/
Awuucha671/
Ahwucha671/
Owusuua671/
Owoussa671/
Ewoussa671/
Abousah671/
Abeussa671/
Abuusah671/
Awouzia671/
Awuzzia671/
Aweusse671/
Hawissa671/
Awuissi671/
Abusaai671/
Abuisha671/
Awoussy671/
Awussou671/
Awissah671/
Abushea671/
Abussai671/
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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 Awusa
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