Agwaya Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Agwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1401:278,85219,916
Kenya751:615,73228,396
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Agwaya Last Name Facts

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

Agwaya is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Agwaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Agwaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 948,111th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. Agwaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Agwaya live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 278,852. In Uganda Agwaya is primarily found in: Amuria District, where 70 percent reside, Soroti District, where 15 percent reside and Kaberamaido District, where 6 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.

Agwaya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

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Angwaya921/
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Agwaa9128/
Akwaya83530/
Agbaya83519/
Agwayo83113/
Agweya8397/
Agwaye8360/
Aguaya8355/
Agwuya8335/
Agwayi8328/
Ogwaya8319/
Agwaja8312/
Aqwaya839/
Acwaya834/
Agwaay831/
Gagway831/
Agwiya831/
Hagway830/
Angweya776/
Agwuaja775/
Akwayah773/
Gagwayo772/
Agwuaye771/
Angwiya771/
Agbayaa771/
Aguayas771/
Angwaja771/
Asqwaya771/
Agbayah771/
Agbay734,458/
Akway733,350/
Aguay73862/
Akwaa73801/
Agwai73746/
Agwau73155/
Egway73140/
Agwea7381/
Ogway7373/
Agwae7356/
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Ogwaa733/
Agvay732/
Agvaa731/
Haighway7163/
Hangwiya7118/
Ang'weya712/
Agweyatt711/
Hankwaya711/
Gakwaaya711/
Ang'wayo711/
Aguayo6785,487/
Agbuya675,009/
Agbeya67801/
Agbaja67637/
Akwayi67620/
Ogwayo67574/
Agwuja67488/
Agboya67435/
Akwaja67395/
Agbaye67350/
Egwayu67238/
Aguiya67236/
Ankway67222/
Agwuye67218/
Akwiya67158/
Agweye67143/
Agwiye67135/
Ogbaya67114/
Akweya6767/
Akwayo6752/
Ongway6741/
Agueya6733/
Agwoja6731/
Aguaye6730/
Oguaya6730/
Ekwaya6729/
Akwaye6725/
Agbayo6723/
Ogwayi6720/
Agwoye6720/
Agweyo6714/
Agwaje6712/
Agbiya6710/
Ogwaja676/
Agwaji676/
Okwaya676/
Angwea676/
Agweyu675/
Akwuya675/
Ogwaye675/
Egweya675/
Ogwiya675/
Agbaai674/
Agbaiy674/
Akwoya674/
Angwey674/
Angwau674/
Auguay674/
Agwuyi673/
Egwayo673/
Agwoyi672/
Ogweya672/
Aguayi672/
Agwoha672/
Egwaja672/
Aguays671/
Agwahu671/
Agwuha671/
Ogwuay671/
Akwaia671/
Egwoya671/
Akuaya671/
Aguayu671/
Aguaia671/
Ogwayu671/
Agbayï671/
Aghwai671/
Agwajo671/
Agweah671/
Agweat671/
Agwiyo671/
Acwayi671/
Egwaye671/
Akwway671/
Agweyi671/
Agwyie671/
Agbaia671/
Hogway670/

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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 Agwaya
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