Amwago Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Amwago Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Amwago Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amwago Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amwago has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amwago? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amwago is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Amwago live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Amwago is mostly found in: Migori County, where 67 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 17 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 23 percent reside and Uganda, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amwogo | 83 | 238 | / |
| Ambago | 83 | 165 | / |
| Omwago | 83 | 3 | / |
| Amwaga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hambago | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gamwaga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amwongo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamwaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asimwaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aumwanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambogo | 67 | 3,100 | / |
| Omwaga | 67 | 621 | / |
| Amwoga | 67 | 328 | / |
| Ambaga | 67 | 229 | / |
| Ombago | 67 | 151 | / |
| Hamwoongo | 67 | 88 | / |
| Amuogo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Amuaga | 67 | 13 | / |
| Omwogo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Anwaga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Emwogo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Emuago | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amvogo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwogo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anbago | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamwaanga | 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 Amwago
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