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 more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alegwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alegwa is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alegwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Alegwa is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is most common in: Taita Taveta County, where 57 percent live, Busia County, where 14 percent live and Kakamega County, where 14 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent live.
Alegwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Alegwa surname is chiefly 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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