Abakwa Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Abakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Abakwa (19) may also be a first name.
Abakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abakwa is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abakwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,348,199th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Abakwa live; 59 percent live in Central Africa and 59 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.
Abakwa is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 38 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abakwua | 92 | 3 | / |
| Abangkwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Abankwau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abekwa | 83 | 740 | / |
| Abakwe | 83 | 63 | / |
| Ebakwa | 83 | 36 | / |
| Abokwa | 83 | 23 | / |
| Abakua | 83 | 22 | / |
| Abakwo | 83 | 21 | / |
| Abagwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Obakwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Avakwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abakwue | 77 | 150 | / |
| Abakwuo | 77 | 130 | / |
| Abakwer | 77 | 27 | / |
| Abankua | 77 | 6 | / |
| Obaikwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Abanqwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abakwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abgagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ajbakwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ajbagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abeakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abakwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Habakua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abajkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abangkwe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Abangkua | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abangwua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abangwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ebekwa | 67 | 110 | / |
| Obakwe | 67 | 32 | / |
| Obakwo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Abagwe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Abagwo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Abagua | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ebakwo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Obekwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Abagba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ebagwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obakua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abekwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abecwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abokwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haboukwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abagwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avakua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abogwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abokwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaqua | 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 Abakwa
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