Engwen Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Engwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Engwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Engwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Engwen occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Engwen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Engwen is the 2,776,799th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Engwen is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Engwen reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 848,680. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Apac District, where 87 percent are found, Kole District, where 7 percent are found and Oyam District, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hengweng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ongwen | 83 | 2,284 | / |
| Angwen | 83 | 1,642 | / |
| Enguen | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ingwen | 83 | 10 | / |
| Engwyn | 83 | 9 | / |
| Engwem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Engben | 83 | 1 | / |
| Essengwen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ong'wen | 77 | 173 | / |
| Ang'wen | 77 | 145 | / |
| Jingwen | 77 | 81 | / |
| Hongwen | 77 | 37 | / |
| Yingwen | 77 | 9 | / |
| Angw'en | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hengwin | 77 | 2 | / |
| An'gwen | 77 | 1 | / |
| On'gwen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ongwuen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Engwain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aingwen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angwn | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jingkwen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hongwoen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angwin | 67 | 1,076 | / |
| Enguin | 67 | 81 | / |
| Ankwen | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ingwyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enquen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onkwen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingwin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Incwen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hongwn | 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 Engwen
- 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