Alagwa Surname
Approximately 530 people bear this surname
Alagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 436 | 1:121,426 | 11,530 |
| Nigeria | 90 | 1:1,968,253 | 69,534 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Alagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alagwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alagwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alagwa is the 589,215th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 13,750,087 people. The last name Alagwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alagwa live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Alagwa is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 436 people, or 1 in 121,426. In Tanzania Alagwa is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 58 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 27 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galagwa | 92 | 55 | / |
| Alagwua | 92 | 11 | / |
| Alagwad | 92 | 1 | / |
| Allagwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aliagwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alaghwat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alagba | 83 | 5,062 | / |
| Alagua | 83 | 88 | / |
| Alakwa | 83 | 44 | / |
| Olagwa | 83 | 36 | / |
| Alagwe | 83 | 16 | / |
| Alegwa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Alagwo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Alagwi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Alogwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Allagba | 77 | 897 | / |
| Alagbay | 77 | 185 | / |
| Alaigba | 77 | 77 | / |
| Alakwaa | 77 | 28 | / |
| Olagway | 77 | 13 | / |
| Alaigwe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Allagua | 77 | 10 | / |
| Alagbaa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Olangwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Alegwua | 77 | 6 | / |
| Alakwah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Elaigwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Alaagba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Elhagwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Halegwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Alhagwi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Alyagba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Alaukwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Galagua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alangwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alaghwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alangva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alaguha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aliagba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alaigwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Allegwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alaguai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahulegwa | 71 | 50 | / |
| Ahalakwa | 71 | 18 | / |
| Aliangua | 71 | 16 | / |
| Alakwa'a | 71 | 4 | / |
| Allagbaï | 71 | 2 | / |
| Allagvad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alhaqwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aleankwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aleakwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alllagba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allahgba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Halangua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alagbe | 67 | 20,758 | / |
| Alagbo | 67 | 2,239 | / |
| Alakwe | 67 | 847 | / |
| Elegwa | 67 | 569 | / |
| Alekwa | 67 | 235 | / |
| Olagba | 67 | 177 | / |
| Ologwa | 67 | 171 | / |
| Alagui | 67 | 84 | / |
| Olakwa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Alaqua | 67 | 33 | / |
| Olagua | 67 | 30 | / |
| Alokwa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Olegwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Alague | 67 | 25 | / |
| Alagbi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Alaguo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Alacua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Alegwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alogwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elakwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olagwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alakua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaillagua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olagwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alakwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Alagwa
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