Agawu Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Agawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Agawu (14) may also be a first name.

Agawu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Agawu is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agawu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Agawu is the 688,723rd most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 16,947,781 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Agawu reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name internationally It is held by 14 people.

The last name Agawu is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Barring Ghana Agawu occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Agawu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Agawu last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Agawu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agawou912/
Agawus911/
Aghaewu833/
Agachwu831/
Hangawu831/
Agabu80856/
Agewu8035/
Ogawu8016/
Agowu805/
Agavu803/
Egawu802/
Aghavu7319/
Agabou7318/
Agabui7310/
Akgowu734/
Ogauwu734/
Hagabu734/
Agowou733/
Aghabu733/
Gagavu731/
Aigewu731/
Agavou731/
Agaavu731/
Akgewu731/
Agewuh731/
Agabau731/
Haugawout711/
Haughawout67146/
Aggabou678/
Haughawaut678/
Eghaawu671/

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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 Agawu
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