Agawo Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Agawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1411:327,51720,034
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Agawo (12) may also be a first name.

Agawo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Agawo is most common in Kenya. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Agawo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Agawo is the 1,415,499th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. Agawo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Agawo are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

The last name Agawo is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 327,517. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 55 percent live and Migori County, where 45 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Agawo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Agawo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agawho9111/
Agawou912/
Aghawo911/
Hagawo911/
Agawa804,276/
Agabo801,630/
Agavo80177/
Ogawo80174/
Agewo806/
Agowo802/
Hagawa73835/
Angavo7388/
Agouwo7387/
Agaswa7348/
Aigawa7332/
Aggawa7331/
Agabou7318/
Aghabo7315/
Hagabo7313/
Aghawa7311/
Gagavo736/
Agawua734/
Aghowo733/
Agowou733/
Aggabo732/
Agaawa732/
Ogawoa732/
Agawha731/
Agaboo731/
Aigabo731/
Agahwa731/
Ogaawo731/
Añgawa731/
Agowoh731/
Agawaa731/
Agavou731/
Agaboy731/
Agauwa731/
Hagewo731/
Agaevo731/
Akgawa731/
Oghawo731/
Agawga731/
Haugawout711/
Haughawout67146/
Agashwa6724/
Aghauwa6722/
Aggawas6712/
Hangawa6711/
Aggabou678/
Angaywa675/
Agahuwa673/
Aghowoa672/
Ong'awo671/
Gaugawa671/
Agaawua671/
Hagawad671/
Agouwoh671/
Haggabo671/
Hasgawa671/

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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 Agawo
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