Agwele Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Agwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Agwele (23) may also be a first name.

Agwele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Agwele is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Agwele.

How Common Is The Last Name Agwele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname Agwele is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Agwele reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Agwele is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 23 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 2,160,278. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Nasarawa, where 59 percent reside, Benue, where 27 percent reside and Edo, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agwuele9232/
Agwaele924/
Agweale923/
Agwelet921/
Agweele921/
Agwel9119/
Agwle913/
Angweile861/
Agbele832,452/
Aguele831,041/
Akwele83444/
Agwale83414/
Egwele83259/
Agweli83145/
Ogwele8340/
Agwile8312/
Agwela838/
Agwole834/
Haangwele8024/
Hangweele801/
Akweley77280/
Hagwell77145/
Ogwelle7713/
Akwelle7713/
Agbeley7710/
Ogwelet779/
Agwoile775/
Agwaile774/
Ogweale773/
Egwuele772/
Angweli771/
Agwelli771/
Aagwale771/
Agueyle771/
Aghweli771/
Ogwaele771/
Aagbele771/
Ogkwele771/
Hagweli771/
Agwalea771/
Agueleh771/
Agweila771/
Ogwel732,278/
Agwil7379/
Ogwle731/
Agbeille71127/
Eagueile714/
Aghweily712/
Agouelet711/
Hankwele711/
Aghwaile711/
Augvelle710/
Agbeli675,556/
Ekwele67858/
Ogbele67632/
Agbile67624/
Ogwale67583/
Okwele67463/
Akwale67319/
Oguele67317/
Agueli67261/
Ogwela67199/
Aguile6792/
Ogwole6764/
Agwali6763/
Egwale6760/
Akweli6760/
Akwela6754/
Ogweli6728/
Agwila6723/
Ogwell6720/
Akuele6714/
Agvile6712/
Agvale674/
Egweli673/
Egwole673/
Acweil671/
Egwile671/
Akwile671/
Oghwle671/
Ahguehele671/
Agwili671/
Aigvel671/
Agwaly671/
Agwail671/
Agvell671/
Egwyle671/
Ogweel671/
Akwole671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Agwele
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