Engwau Surname

291,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Engwau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Engwau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,3111:29,7784,064
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Engwau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Engwau occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Engwau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Engwau is the 291,033rd most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 5,541,860 people. The surname Engwau is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Engwau reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,311 people, or 1 in 29,778. In Uganda Engwau is mostly found in: Soroti District, where 33 percent are found, Kaberamaido District, where 27 percent are found and Amuria District, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Hungary, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Engwayu9227/
Engwa91425/
Engwu917/
Ingwau83183/
Hengwa8323/
Engweu8311/
Eengwa836/
Angwau834/
Engbau834/
Gengwu833/
Enguau831/
Aengwa831/
Hengwu831/
Aengwai7754/
Inengwa7748/
Enengwu7737/
Etingwa7731/
Engwaya7721/
Itengwa774/
Enengwa771/
Engwatt771/
Heungwa771/
Engweya771/
Engweyu771/
Etengwu771/
Gengqwa771/
Engkwat771/
Angwa731,254/
Engbu73706/
Ongwa73546/
Ingwu73281/
Ingwa73231/
Engua73152/
Angwu73121/
Engba73107/
Ongwu7339/
Yngwa731/
Essengwa7111/
Hengwayo716/
Echingwa712/
Hengvaju711/
Hemngway710/
Hangwa67801/
Angway67558/
Hongwu67433/
Hengua67424/
Yingwa67202/
Jingwa67191/
Enguas6791/
Angwai6776/
Hongwa6770/
Ongway6741/
Ekwaju6737/
Angwah6732/
Ingwai6730/
Angwuh6727/
Enguat6719/
Enkwat6718/
Engueu6717/
Genkwa6714/
Hingwa679/
Hengbu679/
Heningway678/
Eangbu677/
Angwea676/
Jingwu676/
Ang'wa675/
Yingwu675/
Anghwa674/
Oingwa673/
Ihehengwa673/
Engvad673/
Ingway672/
Aangwa672/
Angkwa672/
Inguau672/
Ingwea672/
Enguay671/
Enguey671/
Engbuu671/
Ingwad671/
Engbah671/
Genqwa671/
Eunkwu671/
Ongweu671/
Angwaa671/
Anngwa671/
Aenkwa671/
Enguah671/
Enguai671/
Ongwea671/
Anggwa671/
Angwha671/
Enguoy671/
Genkwu671/
Ongkwa671/
Hengba671/
Henkwa671/
Ingwae671/

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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 Engwau
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