Angaw Surname

208,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Angaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Angaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Angaw (1,069) may also be a first name.

Angaw Last Name Facts

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

Angaw is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Angaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 208,831st most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,680,579 people. The last name Angaw occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Angaw reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 244,625th most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 1,069 people.

The surname Angaw is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Apart from Ethiopia Angaw exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 2 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Angaw Last Name Statistics demography

Angaw earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.71% more than the national average, earning $64,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Angawe9134/
Anggaw9122/
Angawch831/
Hanggaw831/
Anggawe831/
Angab80220/
Angow80205/
Ongaw8022/
Engaw809/
Angav801/
Amgaw801/
Angova73587/
Anggab7394/
Anngow7373/
Angouw7347/
Angowa7321/
Gangav7312/
Angowe7312/
Hengaw7310/
Anggow738/
Hongaw734/
Hangab733/
Gangaf732/
Ang'ow731/
Aungab731/
Angafe731/
Angaiv731/
Angabh731/
Enggaw731/
Anggowa67176/
Gangova6785/
Ganghav6765/
Gangauf6724/
Aunggab671/
Angavth671/

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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 Angaw
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