Abgwe Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Abgwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Abgwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Abgwe Last Name Facts

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

Abgwe occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abgwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abgwe live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: East Region, where 50 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abgwei911/
Abingwe833/
Abgue806/
Awgwe803/
Abgbe803/
Obgwe802/
Abgwa801/
Abhgw801/
Habgue733/
Gobgwe731/
Awgwie731/
Ebgweh731/
Apgw671/
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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 Abgwe
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