Aghanwa Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Aghanwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aghanwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1731:1,023,94743,086
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Aghanwa (15) may also be a first name.

Aghanwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aghanwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aghanwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,272,314th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Aghanwa reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 15 people.

Aghanwa is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 1,023,947. In Nigeria Aghanwa is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 25 percent live, Enugu, where 17 percent live and Abia, where 16 percent live. Other than Nigeria Aghanwa occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Aghanwa Last Name Statistics demography

Aghanwa earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 150.95% more than the national average, earning $108,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aganwa9219/
Aghanwi862/
Ahganwa862/
Aghanba861/
Aghamwa861/
Aganba777/
Agonwa777/
Oganwa777/
Aganua775/
Agamwa774/
Eganwa771/
Aganwi771/
Aghamba71170/
Oghanwo7153/
Aghanbi7139/
Aghanue711/
Agounwa711/
Aigonwa711/
Aganbai711/
Gaganva711/
Auganbay6754/
Auganbai6712/
Aghanbou674/
Aghenwei672/
Aganwech671/
Aggamway671/

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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 Aghanwa
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