Awute Surname

180,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Awute Surname User-submission:

Awute is an Ikwerre surname, meaning 'lets live together'. It belongs to the Ikwerre tribe in Rivers State, Nigeria. It's origin is from Emuoha Local Government area, Rivers State, Nigeria, West Africa.

Awute Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo1,7851:4,060684
Nigeria4381:404,43621,183
Papua New Guinea1141:71,5249,336
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

The alternate forms: Awuté (1) are calculated separately.

Awute (51) may also be a first name.

Awute Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Awute is an Ikwerre surname, meaning 'lets live together'. It belongs to the Ikwerre tribe in Rivers State, Nigeria. It's origin is from Emuoha Local Government area, Rivers State, Nigeria, West Africa.

- urch4real

Awute Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awute (Marathi: औटे) is carried by more people in Togo than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Awuté. Click here for other possible spellings of Awute.

How Common Is The Last Name Awute? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 180,666th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,090,562 people. Awute occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Awute are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 51 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Togo, where it is borne by 1,785 people, or 1 in 4,060. Excluding Togo this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awuté931/
Awoute911,509/
Awutey911,152/
Awutei9111/
Awutet916/
Ahwute911/
Aweute911/
Awut89189/
Awoutey8312/
Awuttey832/
Awouteu832/
Awuetey831/
Awuta80863/
Awote80467/
Abute80217/
Ewute80131/
Avute80125/
Gawut8022/
Awaut8012/
Hawut8012/
Awite8010/
Awuti806/
Owute802/
Auwut801/
Awuth801/
Awuty801/
Awoete73279/
Hawout73236/
Aboute7344/
Awouta7332/
Hawuti7314/
Awhote7311/
Abutee7311/
Hawuta739/
Awoust737/
Awuthi735/
Aabute735/
Awithe734/
Hewute733/
Awouti733/
Gavute733/
Awuiti732/
Awutta732/
Awitey732/
Avuste731/
Awhite731/
Abutei731/
Awotei731/
Awauta731/
Owutie731/
Awutai731/
Habute731/
Abutte731/
Auvite731/
Awouth731/
Awothe731/
Hawite731/
Hawhut730/
Abut672,369/
Awot671,832/
Avut67382/
Hawotte6789/
Hawuthi6761/
Awud6719/
Havutie675/
Hawitee675/
Owut674/
Aaboute674/
Auboute672/
Habuthe671/
Owouter671/
Ayboute671/
Aiboute671/
Gavuthe671/
Awoutio671/

Awute Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awute in the Marathi language
औटेaute50
आवुटेavute50

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