Anwango Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Anwango Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 44 | 1:887,256 | 40,445 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Anwango Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anwango Come From? nationality or country of origin
Anwango is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anwango? popularity and diffusion
Anwango is the 2,909,720th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Anwango live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 887,256. In Uganda Anwango is most prevalent in: Soroti District, where 59 percent live, Serere District, where 18 percent live and Ngora District, where 14 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anwanga | 86 | 55 | / |
| Anwongo | 86 | 9 | / |
| Onwango | 86 | 3 | / |
| Enwango | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onwangot | 80 | 4 | / |
| Onwangho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Anwatenga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Atimwango | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amwanga | 71 | 166 | / |
| Omwango | 71 | 154 | / |
| Ambango | 71 | 116 | / |
| Onwanga | 71 | 97 | / |
| Enwongo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Anvengo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Anbanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amwongo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onbango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onmbango | 67 | 78 | / |
| Enwongho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enwangha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hambango | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aumwanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anuang'a | 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 Anwango
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis