Akabwai Surname
Approximately 924 people bear this surname
Akabwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 906 | 1:43,090 | 5,418 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akabwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akabwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akabwai occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Akabwai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akabwai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akabwai is the 384,654th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,886,954 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akabwai reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 906 people, or 1 in 43,090. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kumi District, where 24 percent reside, Katakwi District, where 24 percent reside and Bukedea District, where 13 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akabwayi | 93 | 76 | / |
| Akabwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Akabwi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akabway | 86 | 27 | / |
| Akabwoi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hakabwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akahabwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Akaabwoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okabwayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akabua | 77 | 1,232 | / |
| Akebwa | 77 | 89 | / |
| Akapwa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Akobwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Okabwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akabva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akabbi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akaheebwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Akabuah | 71 | 346 | / |
| Akhabua | 71 | 45 | / |
| Hakabwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akobbai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aikobwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okhabwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akoubwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okobwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akhabwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akhabhua | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gakoobwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahakapwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhabuae | 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 Akabwai
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