Awusu Surname
Approximately 212 people bear this surname
Awusu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 190 | 1:932,330 | 40,120 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Awusu (43) may also be a first name.
Awusu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awusu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awusu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Awusu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,136,896th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Awusu reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 43 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 932,330. In Nigeria Awusu is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 58 percent reside, Kogi, where 8 percent reside and Edo, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawusu | 91 | 277 | / |
| Awussu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Awushu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Awuesu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awausu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hawusu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awhausu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Awussou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owusu | 80 | 418,901 | / |
| Awuzu | 80 | 621 | / |
| Awisu | 80 | 388 | / |
| Abusu | 80 | 169 | / |
| Ewusu | 80 | 38 | / |
| Awosu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Avusu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Awuju | 80 | 14 | / |
| Awoussou | 77 | 19 | / |
| Hawussou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aweussou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awuissou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Howusu | 73 | 841 | / |
| Avushu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Hawisu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Owuesu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Owusuh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Owuusu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Awuchu | 73 | 5 | / |
| O'Wusu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Abushu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owussu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owushu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Habusu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ouwusu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awhisu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gavusu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owousu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awouzu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oswusu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawuzu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awosui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oiwusu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahwisu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abusui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aveusu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owutshu | 67 | 82 | / |
| Abousou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awouzou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owusuua | 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 Awusu
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