Awushi Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Awushi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Awushi (221) may also be a first name.
Awushi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awushi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awushi is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awushi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,506,728th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Awushi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awushi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 606,684th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 221 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 3,107,768. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 65 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 21 percent are found and Oyo, where 5 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Ghana, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Awushi
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