Anguwa Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anguwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anguwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1911:927,44939,947
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Anguwa (126) may also be a first name.

Anguwa Last Name Facts

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

Anguwa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anguwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,079,669th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anguwa reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anguwa is also the 829,183rd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 126 people.

The surname Anguwa is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 927,449. In Nigeria Anguwa is most numerous in: Bauchi, where 37 percent are found, Gombe, where 15 percent are found and Taraba, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Anguwa occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 16 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanguwa92111/
Anguwai923/
Angouwa922/
Angguwa921/
Anguwua921/
Atnguwa921/
Ang'uswa8651/
Anguwach869/
Haanguwa861/
Anguba83380/
Anguwo83277/
Enguwa8387/
Angiwa8335/
Anguva8333/
Anguwe8312/
Onguwa8310/
Anguwi831/
Angouba77664/
Anghuwo77541/
Hangiwa77105/
Angowai7738/
Anggiwa7732/
Anguvaa7717/
Angubai773/
Ganguva772/
Angoway772/
Ainguva771/
Angubah771/
Angiway771/
Anguwoh771/
Anguweh771/
Angubay771/
Hanguba771/
Hanghuwo71345/
Hangoway7116/
Hangguwo718/
Osinguwa713/
Oungouwa712/
Anggoway711/
Angoubai711/
Gangauva711/
Angubo67746/
Angiva6787/
Enguva6745/
Angowi6717/
Angowe6712/
Angube6711/
Angubi6710/
Onguwo676/
Onguba673/
Enguwo672/
Angowo672/
Hanghuwoo671/
Anguvo671/
Onguva671/

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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 Anguwa
  • 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