Agwer Surname

530,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Agwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5731:68,1317,631
South Sudan161:713,442947
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Agwer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Agwer occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agwer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Agwer is the 530,954th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 11,966,414 people. The surname Agwer is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Agwer reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Agwer is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 573 people, or 1 in 68,131. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Alebtong District, where 36 percent are found, Lira District, where 27 percent are found and Kole District, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in South Sudan, where 3 percent are found and Sudan, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agwere91440/
Agwear911/
Aggwer911/
Agwuer911/
Gagwer911/
Agweere834/
Agwhere831/
Agwuere831/
Gagwear831/
Aguer8036,546/
Agber8011,228/
Akwer8077/
Ogwer805/
Egwer805/
Agver805/
Acwer804/
Agwir804/
Aghweire771/
Hegwer73322/
Ogwere73216/
Akwere73104/
Haguer7323/
Agbeer7321/
Aguear736/
Agbear736/
Hagber734/
Aagver734/
Akwerh734/
Agwire732/
Eaguer732/
Ankwer731/
Ajgber731/
Akwier731/
Eghwer731/
Anqwer731/
Auguer731/
Hogwer731/
Hagver731/
Agvier731/
Aagber731/
Agbeir731/
Augver731/
Ayguer730/
Ackwerh671,466/
Oghwere67201/
Heigwer6763/
Ageeber6739/
Ogweere6710/
Ogwerhe674/
Eakwere674/
Akweire671/
Haagber671/
Ogwhere671/
Aikwere671/
Angveir670/
Gougwer670/

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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 Agwer
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