Angalwa Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Angalwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Angalwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1821:253,73617,193
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Angalwa Last Name Facts

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

Angalwa is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Angalwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Angalwa is the 1,244,200th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Angalwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 253,736. In Kenya Angalwa is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 94 percent live, Vihiga County, where 2 percent live and Bungoma County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Kenya Angalwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Angalwa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Angailwa9311/
Ang'alwa932/
Angalwad931/
Ang'ailwa884/
Angolwa862/
Ang'olwa804/
Eng'alwa801/
Engailwa801/
Angalue711/
Gangalvoi635/
Angelva5718/
Angelvuo5324/
Gongaluo531/
Ongalves531/
Angollua531/
Angolluah501/

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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 Angalwa
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