Agwela Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Agwela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agwela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Agwela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Agwela occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Agwela.

How Common Is The Last Name Agwela? popularity and diffusion

Agwela is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Agwela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Agwela reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kaberamaido District, where 20 percent are found, Katakwi District, where 20 percent are found and Kitgum District, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Kenya, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agweila921/
Angwelah861/
Ogwela83199/
Agwala83180/
Egwela83152/
Agweli83145/
Agwelo8391/
Agwele8386/
Aguela8377/
Agbela8372/
Akwela8354/
Agwola8333/
Agwila8323/
Hakwela7775/
Agouela7748/
Ongwela7734/
Agwuele7732/
Agwalla7730/
Agwaila7723/
Hagwala7719/
Ogwella7713/
Agwealo774/
Agweale773/
Agueela771/
Agwelet771/
Aguelia771/
Aghweli771/
Agbeela771/
Agweele771/
Hagbela771/
Agbelia771/
Agwalay771/
Agwalea771/
Hagweli771/
Agwello771/
Angweli771/
Ahgwala771/
Aghweily712/
On'gwela711/
Angweile711/
Agwuilya711/
Aguila6787,118/
Agbeli675,556/
Aguelo673,490/
Agbele672,452/
Ogwola671,258/
Aguele671,041/
Akwele67444/
Agwalo67421/
Akwila67412/
Akwala67350/
Agueli67261/
Ekwela67190/
Aguala67144/
Ogwala67111/
Akweli6760/
Egwala6748/
Agbila6745/
Ogwele6740/
Ogweli6728/
Haangwele6724/
Agbelo6723/
Okwela6718/
Akwola6718/
Agwolo6716/
Ogbela6713/
Agwile6712/
Aquela6711/
Egwola678/
Akwelo676/
Ogwelo674/
Agwilo674/
Acwala674/
Oguela673/
Egwelo673/
Agvila672/
Akuela672/
Hangweele671/
Acuela671/
Agvala671/
Ogwila671/
Agwili671/
Aqwila671/

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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 Agwela
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