Angwas Surname

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

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Angwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Angwas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1371:738,96573,424
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Angwas (50) may also be a first name.

Angwas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Angwas is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Angwas.

How Common Is The Last Name Angwas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,453,389th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name Angwas occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Angwas are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 50 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 738,965. In The Philippines Angwas is primarily concentrated in: Caraga, where 58 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 20 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 9 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Angwase925/
Angwash921/
Anguas831,450/
Angbas83109/
Ongwas831/
Anguash77419/
Ankwase77114/
Hangwaz7733/
Angwach7710/
Angbash777/
Angcuas771/
Ankwatse7159/
Angkuash716/
Angwatch711/
Anguac6796/
Enguas6791/
Angbazowa6721/
Anguaz672/
Anguos671/
Amguas671/
Ankuas671/
Ongbas671/
Hatinguais63111/
Anguach6214,488/
Ankuash621,378/
Ancuash6238/
Ongwach625/
Onkwase622/
Hangvos620/
Hattinguais59159/
Onkwatse573/
Anguatch571/
Ankweise571/
Ongweach571/

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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 Angwas
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