Egwangu Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Egwangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egwangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1391:280,85820,004
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Egwangu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Egwangu is found most in Uganda. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egwangu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,497,948th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Egwangu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 280,858. In Uganda Egwangu is mostly concentrated in: Kaberamaido District, where 31 percent reside, Amuria District, where 30 percent reside and Soroti District, where 11 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Italy, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Engwangu932/
Egwagu9215/
Egwanu929/
Egwuagu86705/
Ekwangu86402/
Egwongu8657/
Igwangu8646/
Agwangu863/
Ogwangu862/
Egwuanu861/
Igweangu8012/
Igwagu77105/
Ekwanu7745/
Egwonu7728/
Eguagu7712/
Egwogu778/
Egbagu776/
Ekwagu776/
Egbanu773/
Egwuaghau751/
Igweangus751/
Egwuogu711,105/
Igweagu71516/
Egwuonu7150/
Egbeagu7143/
Ekwuanu7135/
Egbongu7127/
Ikwangu7118/
Akwangu7116/
Ekweanu7112/
Igwuagu7110/
Ingwanu717/
Egwougu717/
Igbangu716/
Egbaunu714/
Egweunu712/
Eqwuagu712/
Ekwuagu712/
Ekweagu711/
Egwanoo711/
Egbaugu711/
Egueagu711/
Okwangu711/
Iguangu711/
Egbaagu711/
Egwuonnu674/
Okwang'u671/
Yigbangu671/
Egwuonuu671/

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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 Egwangu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis