Argaw Surname

13,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Argaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Argaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia40,2451:2,424423
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
France161:4,151,420237,746
Sweden111:895,16066,831
England81:6,964,757184,742
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malta11:430,2723,380
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Argaw (88,336) may also be a first name.

Argaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Argaw has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Argaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,785th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 180,059 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Argaw are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 11,368th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 88,336 people.

The last name is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 40,245 people, or 1 in 2,424. Besides Ethiopia this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Argaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Argaw surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Argaw earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.86% less than the national average, earning $41,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.12% less than the national average, earning $44,156 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Argawe916/
Argab80383/
Argow80101/
Argav8018/
Ergaw805/
Argaf803/
Haurghaw770/
Gargav73146/
Argova7319/
Arghab735/
Hargav734/
Aargab731/
Argasv731/
Argowa731/
Hargab731/
Gargaf731/
Horgaw731/
Hargow730/
Gargova67284/
Gaurgav671/

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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 Argaw
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