Agwata Surname

150,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Agwata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agwata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,6691:17,3022,069
Nigeria1591:1,114,10545,936
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Agwata (303) may also be a first name.

Agwata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Agwata occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Agwata click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agwata? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 150,965th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,496,590 people. The last name Agwata is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Agwata live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Agwata is also the 505,965th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 303 people.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,669 people, or 1 in 17,302. In Kenya Agwata is most common in: Nyamira County, where 65 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 13 percent are found and Kisii County, where 8 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Agwata Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Augwata9230/
Aghwata9221/
Angwata923/
Agwuata923/
Agwaata921/
Agwatah921/
Angwatah861/
Agbata832,318/
Akwata83531/
Agwate8341/
Agwati8332/
Agweta8328/
Aguata8320/
Ogwata8319/
Agwato8312/
Egwata8310/
Agwota831/
Aqwata831/
Angwaatah801/
Hakwata7764/
Aigbata7754/
Agbatta7745/
Agbatah7741/
Angwate7738/
Agbatai7735/
Egwuata7735/
Akwaita7733/
Ogwatta7714/
Auguata775/
Agbadta773/
Akwatai773/
Akwatta773/
Augbata772/
Agwatis772/
Agbataa771/
Agwotah771/
Agbauta771/
Agwasty771/
Akwatay771/
Akwaata771/
Agwaiti771/
Agwateh771/
Agwatit771/
Agwatte771/
Agwetah771/
Egwauta771/
Agwaite771/
Angweita7141/
Agbattah7120/
Aguattaz717/
Akwatait712/
Agbattay711/
Agbota672,592/
Ogbata67775/
Agweto67414/
Agbate67391/
Akwati67315/
Okwata67204/
Ogweta67144/
Ogwati67108/
Ekwata6789/
Akwate6775/
Akweta6752/
Akwato6743/
Akuata6737/
Oguata6726/
Aguati6716/
Aguate6710/
Aguato674/
Acuata673/
Ogwato672/
Agvati671/
Eguata671/
Egweta671/
Agwote671/
Akwota671/
Aquata671/

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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
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  • 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 Agwata
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