Awuson Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awuson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awuson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Awuson Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Awuson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Awuson is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Awuson are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Awuson is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Awuson is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 52 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Rivers, where 17 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abuson8377/
Owuson836/
Awusun831/
Awoson831/
Awusan831/
Awoussong803/
Awoussoun802/
Habuson772/
Abuison772/
Abu'son771/
Awujong771/
Awhusen771/
Awussan771/
Awusang771/
Aubusson7158/
Aubushon7135/
Awoussen711/
Awoussan711/
Abuisson711/
Govauson710/
Awosan67255/
Abusen67215/
Abusan67140/
Aubuschon6739/
Awusum6720/
Aubuisson676/
Ovuson675/
Avusan675/
Avoson674/
Awosun674/
Awoutchon672/
Abusun672/
Awosen671/
Hawoussan671/
Aboushoun671/
Aboussoun671/
Awozan671/
Awujan671/
Awuzan671/
Awhusseen671/
Obuson671/

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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
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  • 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 Awuson
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