Alegwa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Alegwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Alegwa Demographics
Alegwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Alegwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alegwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alegwa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alegwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Alegwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alegwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 57 percent live, Busia County, where 14 percent live and Kakamega County, where 14 percent live. Barring Kenya Alegwa occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent live.
Alegwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegwua | 92 | 6 | / |
| Halegwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Alegwas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Galegwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Allegwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aliegwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ahulegwa | 86 | 50 | / |
| Alegba | 83 | 712 | / |
| Elegwa | 83 | 569 | / |
| Alagwa | 83 | 530 | / |
| Alekwa | 83 | 235 | / |
| Aligwa | 83 | 78 | / |
| Olegwa | 83 | 27 | / |
| Alegua | 83 | 9 | / |
| Alegwe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Alegwo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Alogwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Aligway | 77 | 578 | / |
| Halegua | 77 | 167 | / |
| Helegwa | 77 | 135 | / |
| Aliegwe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Alagwua | 77 | 11 | / |
| Aliekwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Aleygba | 77 | 5 | / |
| Aleguay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Allegba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haligwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Allagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hallegua | 71 | 10 | / |
| Galiggwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Aleankwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aliagwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aleakwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaaligwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alegbe | 67 | 3,344 | / |
| Elekwa | 67 | 3,128 | / |
| Aligba | 67 | 1,325 | / |
| Aligwe | 67 | 1,219 | / |
| Alegue | 67 | 963 | / |
| Alekwe | 67 | 536 | / |
| Aligwo | 67 | 281 | / |
| Ologwa | 67 | 171 | / |
| Alekua | 67 | 104 | / |
| Olekwa | 67 | 77 | / |
| Alakwa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Alegbo | 67 | 43 | / |
| Olegua | 67 | 36 | / |
| Olagwa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Alokwa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Aligua | 67 | 13 | / |
| Alegui | 67 | 11 | / |
| Olegba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alagwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alogwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eligwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olegva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olecwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alegbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alikwa | 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
- 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 Alegwa
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