Amugwa Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Amugwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Amugwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amugwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amugwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amugwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Amugwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amugwa are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria Amugwa is most common in: Lagos, where 51 percent reside, Delta, where 39 percent reside and Rivers, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amougwa | 92 | 9 | / |
| Amuhgwa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Amuhngwa | 86 | 9 | / |
| Amukwa | 83 | 698 | / |
| Amugba | 83 | 103 | / |
| Amogwa | 83 | 27 | / |
| Omugwa | 83 | 17 | / |
| Amugwo | 83 | 13 | / |
| Amigwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amugwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amugua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amouhghwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omugwai | 77 | 14 | / |
| Emaugwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Amaukwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Amunkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amugwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amougba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amungua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ameukwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amukwaja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hamougua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omeungwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omugba | 67 | 36 | / |
| Omogwa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Amugbe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Amukwe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hamukwaja | 67 | 21 | / |
| Amugui | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hammougua | 67 | 10 | / |
| Amukua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amukwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omugwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amugue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omukwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emukwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amigua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amogua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omugwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amugbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amuqua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amigwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amikua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haamungwe | 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 Amugwa
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