Akanwe Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Akanwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Akanwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akanwe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Akanwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akanwe is the 3,957,383rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akanwe live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Akanwe is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Akanwe is most common in: Abia, where 53 percent reside, Lagos, where 20 percent reside and Ondo, where 20 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Akanwe is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 36 percent reside and Namibia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akanwa | 83 | 1,024 | / |
| Akonwe | 83 | 38 | / |
| Akanwi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Okanwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akanue | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekanwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akonwie | 77 | 38 | / |
| Okanwei | 77 | 10 | / |
| Akuonwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akanwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akannue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akanbey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akonwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akonwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akainbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akannwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekainwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okonwe | 67 | 119 | / |
| Okanwa | 67 | 45 | / |
| Akonwi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Akonwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akanvi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akonbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akanui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekonwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acanwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ackanouer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Akanwe
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