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 last name Agawo occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Agawo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Agawo is the 1,415,499th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Agawo live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Agawo is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 327,517. In Kenya Agawo is mostly found in: Homa Bay County, where 55 percent reside and Migori County, where 45 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

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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