Awuzu Surname
Approximately 621 people bear this surname
Awuzu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 602 | 1:64,849 | 7,368 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Awuzu (14) may also be a first name.
Awuzu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awuzu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awuzu occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awuzu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 523,160th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,735,179 people. The surname Awuzu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Awuzu are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Awuzu is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 602 people, or 1 in 64,849. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Arua District, where 85 percent are found, Masindi District, where 7 percent are found and Kampala District, where 2 percent are found. Other than Uganda Awuzu occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awudzu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Hawuzu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awouzu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awouzou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awusu | 80 | 212 | / |
| Avuzu | 80 | 123 | / |
| Owuzu | 80 | 70 | / |
| Abuzu | 80 | 61 | / |
| Awucu | 80 | 28 | / |
| Ewuzu | 80 | 25 | / |
| Awuju | 80 | 14 | / |
| Awizu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Awozu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awutsu | 73 | 19 | / |
| Awuchu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Abutzu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Awausu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awuesu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Habuzu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawusu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abouzou | 67 | 106 | / |
| Avouzou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Awhausu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abuzuhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuzouh | 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 Awuzu
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