Akaigwe Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Akaigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 157 | 1:1,128,298 | 46,367 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Akaigwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akaigwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akaigwe occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akaigwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akaigwe is the 1,338,236th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Akaigwe are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 1,128,298. In Nigeria Akaigwe is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 40 percent reside, Lagos, where 27 percent reside and Rivers, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Akaigwe occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akigwe | 92 | 78 | / |
| Akagwe | 92 | 21 | / |
| Okaigwe | 86 | 28 | / |
| Akigwie | 86 | 5 | / |
| Akuigwe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Akagwet | 86 | 2 | / |
| Okigwe | 77 | 364 | / |
| Ekigwe | 77 | 196 | / |
| Ekagwe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Okagwe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Akagwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Akague | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akakwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akehangwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekeigwe | 71 | 318 | / |
| Achigwe | 71 | 144 | / |
| Okeigwe | 71 | 114 | / |
| Okigweh | 71 | 16 | / |
| Akoigbe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Akaakwe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Okoigwe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Akakwer | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ekiegwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akaugbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akhague | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akigbeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekigwue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okuigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oikigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akaagwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akiegue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okigkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aikagbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akaekwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okigwee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akayigua | 67 | 10 | / |
| Acaiague | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okeigweh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akkhigbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okeyigwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akoyigbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okoyigwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Auchigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okaikwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akheigbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akujikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akaangve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhigbei | 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 Akaigwe
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