Alwanga Surname

516,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Alwanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alwanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6231:74,1256,939
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Alwanga (92) may also be a first name.

Alwanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alwanga occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alwanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alwanga is the 516,587th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 11,549,201 people. The surname Alwanga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alwanga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Alwanga is also the 992,070th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 92 people.

The last name Alwanga is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 623 people, or 1 in 74,125. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 65 percent live, Nairobi County, where 19 percent live and Busia County, where 12 percent live. Besides Kenya Alwanga exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Alwanga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alwang'a93555/
Halwanga931/
Alwango86107/
Aluanga8613/
Alvanga867/
Elwanga865/
Olwanga863/
Albanga862/
Alwonga861/
Alwanger8057/
Alvaenga807/
Galwango806/
Aluang'a801/
Ailbanga801/
Halwangi801/
Alvanenga751/
Atlwancgo751/
Olwonga7184/
Oluanga7175/
Olwange716/
Alvenga714/
Olwango713/
Alwongo713/
Albango713/
Aluange712/
Albangi711/
Elwonga711/
Alwongi711/
Aluonga711/
Gauluhanga711/
Haselwanger6717/
Halbange671/
Albangey671/
Albangoo671/

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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 Alwanga
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