Akankwu Surname
2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Akankwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adkankwu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Okankwu | 86 | 151 | / |
| Akangwu | 86 | 16 | / |
| Okonkwu | 71 | 354 | / |
| Akongwu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Okamkwu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ekangwu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okangwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akangbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akangbou | 67 | 132 | / |
| Okongkwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okonkqwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okonkwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okongwu | 57 | 3,784 | / |
| Okangbu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Akongbou | 53 | 15 | / |
| Okonkwoe | 53 | 10 | / |
| Okonkwoo | 53 | 5 | / |
| Okonngwu | 53 | 2 | / |
| Okongwuu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Okonggwu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Okeyngwu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Okosngwu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Oukongwu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ekeungwu | 53 | 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 Akankwu
- 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