Ang'wen Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ang'wen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ang'wen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1421:325,21119,938
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932

Ang'wen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ang'wen occurs most in Kenya. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Ang'wen click here.

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

It is the 1,465,390th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ang'wen live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 325,211. In Kenya Ang'wen is most numerous in: Migori County, where 54 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 45 percent live and Kajiado County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Ang'wen Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Angwen921,642/
Ong'wen86173/
Angweng8617/
Angw'en862/
An'gwen861/
Angwene861/
Angwenc861/
Aingwen861/
Angwn833/
Aungweng801/
Ongwen772,284/
Angwin771,076/
Engwen7749/
Angben7716/
Ankwen7712/
Anguen774/
Angwem771/
Hongwen7137/
Hanguen716/
Aungwin716/
Ongweng714/
Ongwene712/
Angbeen712/
Ongwuen711/
Angwynn711/
Aungwem711/
Anghben711/
On'gwen711/
Gangwin711/
Angwine710/
Hongweng6715/
Hongwoen671/

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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 Ang'wen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis