Angwen Surname

242,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Angwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Angwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,3101:29,8014,067
Kenya2931:157,61112,437
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Angwen (36) may also be a first name.

Angwen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Angwen is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Angwen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Angwen is the 242,956th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,438,213 people. The surname Angwen is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Angwen live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Angwen is also the 1,717,090th most widely held first name globally, held by 36 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,310 people, or 1 in 29,801. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Oyam District, where 63 percent reside, Kole District, where 14 percent reside and Lira District, where 5 percent reside. Other than Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Angwen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Angwen surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ang'wen92145/
Angweng9217/
Angw'en922/
An'gwen921/
Angwene921/
Angwenc921/
Aingwen921/
Angwn913/
Aungweng861/
Ongwen832,284/
Angwin831,076/
Engwen8349/
Angben8316/
Ankwen8312/
Anguen834/
Angwem831/
Ong'wen77173/
Hongwen7737/
Aungwin776/
Hanguen776/
Ongweng774/
Ongwene772/
Angbeen772/
Ongwuen771/
Gangwin771/
On'gwen771/
Anghben771/
Aungwem771/
Angwynn771/
Angwine770/
Hongweng7115/
Hongwoen711/
Anguin67127/
Angbin6711/
Engwyn679/
Onguen673/
Angwim673/
Uongwn671/
Onkwen671/
Ongwem671/
Hongwn671/
Anquen670/

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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 Angwen
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