Amwoga Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Amwoga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amwoga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3281:140,79211,399

Amwoga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amwoga is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amwoga? popularity and diffusion

Amwoga is the 839,220th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 22,218,128 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amwoga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Amwoga is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 328 people, or 1 in 140,792. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 54 percent live, Kakamega County, where 41 percent live and Bungoma County, where 1 percent live.

Amwoga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amwogah921/
Amboga831,140/
Amwogo83238/
Amuoga833/
Amwaga831/
Anwoga831/
Amvouga779/
Ambouga777/
Gamwaga772/
Hamboga771/
Hamwaga771/
Ambogha771/
Amwongo771/
Ambogah771/
Ambuoga771/
Omwong'a712/
Asimwaga711/
Aumwanga711/
Omboga674,221/
Ambogo673,100/
Omwega672,746/
Ambuga67686/
Omwaga67621/
Ambaga67229/
Hamwoongo6788/
Ambogi6746/
Amuogo6721/
Amuaga6713/
Amwago6713/
Amboge6712/
Omwogo679/
Anwaga677/
Emwogo673/
Omuoga673/
Omwogi672/
Hamwaanga671/
Hamwuunga671/
Anuoga671/
Anwogo671/
Amuoge671/
Onwoga671/
Amvogo671/

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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 Amwoga
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