Hwaga Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Hwaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
Hwaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hwaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hwaga has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hwaga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hwaga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,543,123rd most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Hwaga are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 32 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Hwaga is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya Hwaga is most common in: Siaya County, where 64 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 29 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 23 percent reside.
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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 Hwaga
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