Angweya Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Qatar

Angweya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Angweya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Angweya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Angweya occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Angweya? popularity and diffusion

Angweya is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Angweya are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 25 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 25 percent are found and Taita Taveta County, where 25 percent are found. Other than Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Qatar, where 17 percent are found.

Angweya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ang'weya932/
Agweya9297/
Angwea926/
Angwey924/
Angweye86280/
Ongweya86118/
Angweyo8610/
Aungwea864/
Angwaya861/
Engweya861/
Angwiya861/
Agwea8381/
Ong'weya8054/
Hangwiya8018/
Agweyatt801/
Agbeya77801/
Angway77558/
Agwaya77276/
Agweye77143/
Angwai7776/
Angbea7773/
Akweya7767/
Agwuya7735/
Agueya7733/
Angwei7718/
Agweyo7714/
Anguey777/
Agweyu775/
Angwie774/
Angwau774/
Ongwey774/
Ogweya772/
Agweat771/
Agweah771/
Agwiya771/
Angwaa771/
Agweyi771/
Ongwea771/
Anguaya71591/
Angboya71424/
Angbaya7182/
Angwayo7177/
Aengwai7154/
Gangway7129/
Engwaya7121/
Anguiya7115/
Hanguey7111/
Hangway715/
Gangwai712/
Angbeye712/
Angueye712/
Aigbeya712/
Angueyo712/
Engweyu711/
Ongweye711/
Anhgwai711/
Angwoue711/
Angwiyo711/
Angwajo711/
Angwaja711/
Ongwaya711/
Ongkwey711/
Angbuya711/
Ankweyi711/
Angbeah711/
Agbey671,177/
Agwai67746/
Aguey67419/
Agwee67178/
Agwau67155/
Agwei67107/
Agway6789/
Agweu6773/
Agwae6756/
Agbea6739/
Gangwaja6736/
Agwaa6728/
Akwey6723/
Aguea6713/
Hangueye676/
Gongweha673/
Hongweha672/
Akwea672/
Hamgwaya672/
Agwoe671/
Hangueyo671/
Ong'weyo671/
Hankwaya671/
Ongweach671/
Oungbeya671/
Hangkwai671/
Ang'wayo671/
Angbuyah671/
Ogwea671/

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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 Angweya
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