Anwango Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Anwango Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anwango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda441:887,25640,445
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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 or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anwango? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anwango is the 2,909,720th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Anwango live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 887,256. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Soroti District, where 59 percent reside, Serere District, where 18 percent reside and Ngora District, where 14 percent reside. Barring Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anwanga8655/
Anwongo869/
Onwango863/
Enwango861/
Onwangot804/
Onwangho801/
Anwatenga751/
Atimwango751/
Amwanga71166/
Omwango71154/
Ambango71116/
Onwanga7197/
Enwongo716/
Anvengo714/
Anbanga711/
Amwongo711/
Onbango711/
Onmbango6778/
Enwongho672/
Enwangha672/
Hambango672/
Aumwanga671/
Ambangou671/
Anuang'a671/

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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
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