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

The surname Anguwa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Anguwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Anguwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Anguwa is the 1,079,669th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Anguwa live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anguwa is also the 829,183rd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 126 people.

Anguwa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 927,449. In Nigeria Anguwa is mostly concentrated in: Bauchi, where 37 percent live, Gombe, where 15 percent live and Taraba, where 13 percent live. Not including Nigeria Anguwa is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

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
  • 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 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