Agwala Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Agwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 92 | 1:1,925,465 | 68,462 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Agwala (27) may also be a first name.
Agwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Agwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Agwala (Oriya: ଅଗ୍ୱାଲା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Agwala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,272,314th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name Agwala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Agwala live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Agwala is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 27 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 1,925,465. In Nigeria Agwala is primarily found in: Abia, where 32 percent are found, Delta, where 17 percent are found and Borno, where 16 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent are found and Uganda, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Agwala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Agwala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଗ୍ୱାଲା | agwala | - |
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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 Agwala
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