Ayawu Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Ayawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Ayawu (13) may also be a first name.
Ayawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ayawu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayawu? popularity and diffusion
Ayawu is the 2,580,327th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name Ayawu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ayawu live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ayawu is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 13 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria Ayawu is most numerous in: Abia, where 27 percent live, Rivers, where 27 percent live and Lagos, where 20 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Ayawu is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent live and Ghana, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayawui | 91 | 7 | / |
| Ayawou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gayawu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aywu | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ayabu | 80 | 263 | / |
| Ajawu | 80 | 139 | / |
| Ayuwu | 80 | 105 | / |
| Ayewu | 80 | 86 | / |
| Ayavu | 80 | 46 | / |
| Iyawu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Eyawu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ayiwu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gaywu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Auywu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyawu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayvau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hayabu | 73 | 289 | / |
| Ayiwou | 73 | 43 | / |
| Ayewou | 73 | 24 | / |
| Ayavou | 73 | 22 | / |
| Ayabou | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ayawoo | 73 | 16 | / |
| Aihawu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ahiawu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ahaiwu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gayavu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ayubau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ajauwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ayahvu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ayvaux | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaywou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajawuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayavuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haybau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahauwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayewhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haywau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aweu | 67 | 147 | / |
| Aiwu | 67 | 89 | / |
| Aybu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ajwu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hayabou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aewu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ayvu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Auwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uywu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eawu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eywu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayavhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayewush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajawuih | 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 Ayawu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis