Akanwa Surname

355,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akanwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akanwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9981:177,49810,935
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Akanwa (21) may also be a first name.

Akanwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akanwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Akanwa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akanwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 355,117th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,116,744 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akanwa reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akanwa is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name Akanwa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 998 people, or 1 in 177,498. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 42 percent live, Rivers, where 25 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Akanwa Last Name Statistics demography

Akanwa earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 172.99% more than the national average, earning $117,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akanwah923/
Akanwau921/
Akanwai921/
Akannwa921/
Akahunwa8614/
Akanwo83488/
Okanwa8345/
Akanwe8325/
Ekanwa8321/
Akanua8312/
Akanwi836/
Akonwa834/
Akanbai7784/
Akamwad7730/
Akonwah7711/
Akeunwa779/
Akannwo774/
Akanwoh771/
Akanuha771/
Akonwea771/
Ekeanwa771/
Okannwa771/
Akamwah771/
Aikonwa771/
Aakamwad7116/
Okonwa67110/
Akonwe6738/
Okanwo6723/
Akonwo6714/
Akonwi6712/
Akanuo6711/
Aakkamwad6710/
Ekonwa677/
Akanvi673/
Okamwa673/
Okanwe672/
Akanui672/
Akanue672/
Ekanua671/
Akamva671/
Acanwi671/
Hakamways671/
Akhanguha671/

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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 Akanwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis