Aguwye Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Aguwye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aguwye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Aguwye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aguwye is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aguwye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Aguwye is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Aguwye reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most common in: Federal Capital Territory, where 56 percent live and Kogi, where 44 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Ghana, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agubye835/
Oguwye831/
Aguwiyi771/
Aguwja672/
Ogubye671/
Agubie671/
Oguwie671/
Agusvie628/
Oguwihe621/
Oguwuihe572/
Agoubiyi572/
Ogubie50316/
Oguwji501/

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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 Aguwye
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