Agwao Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Agwao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agwao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Agwao Last Name Facts

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

Agwao is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Agwao.

How Common Is The Last Name Agwao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Agwao reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Amuria District, where 84 percent reside, Kampala District, where 5 percent reside and Ngora District, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Angwao91535/
Angwauo831/
Akwao80103/
Agbao8021/
Acwao8013/
Ogwao806/
Egwao803/
Aguao802/
Agbaou73526/
Agbauo733/
Aguauo732/
Gaguao732/
Aggbao732/
Agwoha732/
Akwaou731/
Eagbao731/
Aukwao731/
Agbaoo731/
Augbao731/
Agbahou67145/
Agbaijo6726/
Aguaijo6722/
Aguaouz676/
Agwuoha676/
Agbeaho674/
Agbaiyo671/
Aguayio671/

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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 Agwao
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