Akagwu Surname
Approximately 864 people bear this surname
Akagwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 842 | 1:210,383 | 12,505 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akagwu (69) may also be a first name.
Akagwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akagwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akagwu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akagwu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 405,451st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,434,660 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Akagwu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akagwu is also the 1,171,416th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 69 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 842 people, or 1 in 210,383. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 60 percent are found, Benue, where 8 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akangwu | 92 | 16 | / |
| Akogwu | 83 | 7,390 | / |
| Okagwu | 83 | 87 | / |
| Akegwu | 83 | 18 | / |
| Akakwu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Ekagwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekeagwu | 77 | 142 | / |
| Okeagwu | 77 | 116 | / |
| Okaegwu | 77 | 81 | / |
| Akongwu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Akaukwu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akagbou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akoggwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okaugwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okangwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akakwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akougwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aakogwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akahukwu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Akaigbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okogwu | 67 | 787 | / |
| Okakwu | 67 | 553 | / |
| Akokwu | 67 | 307 | / |
| Okegwu | 67 | 164 | / |
| Ekegwu | 67 | 97 | / |
| Okagbu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Akogbu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekogwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akekwu | 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 Akagwu
- 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