Ang'awa Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ang'awa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ang'awa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya581:796,20531,724
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ang'awa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ang'awa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ang'awa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ang'awa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ang'awa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,460,878th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Ang'awa is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ang'awa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Ang'awa is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 796,205. In Kenya Ang'awa is mostly found in: Migori County, where 88 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 7 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Ang'awa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ang'awa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Angawa92346/
Angawai86147/
Anggawa86142/
Angawah8629/
Hangawa8611/
Ong'awa867/
Ang'ava865/
Angaywa865/
Ang'aba861/
Angaway861/
Hangaiwa8012/
Angaiwah801/
Anghawah801/
Angawi771,064/
Angawo7764/
Angewa7736/
Angawe7734/
Ongawa7733/
Angowa7721/
Angaba7715/
Angava7714/
Engawa771/
Añgawa771/
Ong'achwa754/
Hasingawa751/
Acinghawa751/
Anggawi711,028/
Anghawi71530/
Hangewa71234/
Anggowa71176/
Angaeva71174/
Gangava71102/
Anghawy7150/
Angowai7138/
Angawei7116/
Gangawe7115/
Angavai7111/
Asngawi718/
Anghaba716/
Angoway712/
Angouwa712/
Ong'awo711/
Angabha711/
Angabau711/
Angowad711/
Anggawe711/
Angabai711/
Hangoway6716/
Angghawi6714/
Angabhai679/
Gangavai674/
Atingowa671/
Anggoway671/
Gang'avi671/
Gangavaa671/
Gangauva671/
Gangahwe671/
Gongaway670/

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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
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  • 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 Ang'awa
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