Angweye Surname
Approximately 280 people bear this surname
Angweye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 278 | 1:166,115 | 12,822 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Angweye (10) may also be a first name.
Angweye Demographics
Angweye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Angweye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Angweye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Angweye is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Angweye? popularity and diffusion
Angweye is the 937,786th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Angweye reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Angweye is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname Angweye is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 166,115. In Kenya Angweye is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 49 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 29 percent are found and Nandi County, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
Angweye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Angweye last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angwey | 92 | 4 | / |
| Angweyo | 86 | 10 | / |
| Angweya | 86 | 6 | / |
| Angbeye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Angueye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ongweye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hangueye | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ang'weya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Angway | 77 | 558 | / |
| Angwei | 77 | 18 | / |
| Anguey | 77 | 7 | / |
| Angwea | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ongwee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Angwie | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ongwey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ongweya | 71 | 118 | / |
| Angwayo | 71 | 77 | / |
| Gangway | 71 | 29 | / |
| Hanguey | 71 | 11 | / |
| Hangway | 71 | 5 | / |
| Aungwea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Angbaye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ongwaye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Angueyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Engweyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angwoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angwiyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Engweya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ongkwey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angwiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ankweyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ong'weya | 67 | 54 | / |
| Hangwiya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Angbaaye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aingboye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hangueyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ang'wayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ong'weyo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Angweye
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