Agwangwa Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Agwangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Agwangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Agwangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Agwangwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Agwangwa? popularity and diffusion
Agwangwa is the 4,772,636th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Agwangwa reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angwangwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ogwangwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Agbangba | 75 | 1,161 | / |
| Ogwankwa | 75 | 873 | / |
| Agwongba | 75 | 11 | / |
| Ogbangwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akwangwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ongwankwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Agbaungba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Agbangbah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Agbanngba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwangwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakuhangwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agban'gbah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Agwangwa
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