Angano Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Angano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Angano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2841:162,60512,666
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Angaño (1) are calculated separately.

Angano (167) may also be a first name.

Angano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Angano (Hindi: अंगनो) occurs most in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant: Angaño. Click here for further potential spellings of Angano.

How Common Is The Last Name Angano? popularity and diffusion

Angano is the 825,152nd most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Angano reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 708,111th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 167 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 284 people, or 1 in 162,605. In Kenya Angano is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 52 percent live, Nairobi County, where 36 percent live and Bungoma County, where 3 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 10 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.

Angano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Angano has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Angano surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Angano Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Angano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Angano in the Hindi language
अंगनोangano95.65
अंगानोangano4.35

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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 Angano
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