Angawai Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Angawai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Angawai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1411:57,8287,385
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578

Angawai (27) may also be a first name.

Angawai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Angawai occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Angawai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,453,389th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Angawai live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 96 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Angawai is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 27 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 57,828. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Hela, where 70 percent reside, Enga, where 20 percent reside and Madang, where 10 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Angawi921,064/
Angawa92346/
Anggawi861,028/
Anghawi86530/
Anggawa86142/
Ang'awa8661/
Angowai8638/
Angawah8629/
Angawei8616/
Hangawa8611/
Angavai8611/
Asngawi868/
Angaywa865/
Angabai861/
Angaway861/
Angghawi8014/
Hangaiwa8012/
Angabhai809/
Gangavai804/
Engawaia801/
Angaiwah801/
Anghawah801/
Engawi77520/
Angabi77170/
Angewa7736/
Angawe7734/
Ongawa7733/
Angowa7721/
Angowi7717/
Angavi7716/
Angaba7715/
Angava7714/
Ongawi773/
Amgawi771/
Engawa771/
Añgawa771/
Hangabhai753/
Hangawaye751/
Acinghawa751/
Hasingawa751/
Hangewa71234/
Anggowa71176/
Angaeva71174/
Gangava71102/
Anghawy7150/
Gangawe7115/
Hongawi717/
Ong'awa717/
Anghaba716/
Ang'ava715/
Gangavi715/
Angaibe713/
Hangabi712/
Angoway712/
Angouwa712/
Angowad711/
Angabha711/
Angabau711/
Ang'aba711/
Angaubi711/
Anggawe711/
Anghavi711/
Angaibi711/
Anggabi711/
Anghabi711/
Hangoway6716/
Gangavae675/
Anggoway671/
Gang'avi671/
Oungabai671/
Atingowa671/
Angoubai671/
Angabhoi671/
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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Angawai
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