Kwagu Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Kwagu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Kwagu (11) may also be a first name.
Kwagu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwagu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwagu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwagu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,055,934th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwagu are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwagu is also the 3,487,849th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 11 people.
The last name Kwagu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria Kwagu is most common in: Oyo, where 75 percent reside, Benue, where 13 percent reside and Adamawa, where 3 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Kwagu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwagou | 91 | 11 | / |
| Kwaigu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kwaghu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuagu | 83 | 20 | / |
| Kwagheu | 83 | 18 | / |
| Kwaguha | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kwang'u | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwanghu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwaghuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nnkwagu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuagu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Qwagu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gwagu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwogu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanguh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaynghu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuangu | 73 | 3,970 | / |
| Kuagou | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nkuagu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kuagup | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwagoe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwogou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gqwagu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwegou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuangu | 67 | 198 | / |
| Ngwuagu | 67 | 62 | / |
| Ngqwagu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ncwangu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ngcwagu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuanghu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcwangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwang'u | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaainguh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuagueu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwogheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaghoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkweygu | 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
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- 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 Kwagu
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