Akanwa Surname
Approximately 1,024 people bear this surname
Akanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 998 | 1:177,498 | 10,935 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Akanwa (21) may also be a first name.
Akanwa Demographics
Average Akanwa Salary in
United States
$117,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akanwah | 92 | 3 | / |
| Akanwau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akanwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akannwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akahunwa | 86 | 14 | / |
| Akanwo | 83 | 488 | / |
| Okanwa | 83 | 45 | / |
| Akanwe | 83 | 25 | / |
| Ekanwa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Akanua | 83 | 12 | / |
| Akanwi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Akonwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Akanbai | 77 | 84 | / |
| Akamwad | 77 | 30 | / |
| Akonwah | 77 | 11 | / |
| Akeunwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Akannwo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akanwoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akanuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akonwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekeanwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okannwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akamwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aikonwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aakamwad | 71 | 16 | / |
| Okonwa | 67 | 110 | / |
| Akonwe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Okanwo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Akonwo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Akonwi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Akanuo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aakkamwad | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekonwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akanvi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okamwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okanwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akanui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akanue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekanua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akamva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acanwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakamways | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhanguha | 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 Akanwa
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