Akanwo Surname

627,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Akanwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akanwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3971:446,20322,838
Benin751:137,80814,664
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England41:13,929,515290,718

Akanwo (110) may also be a first name.

Akanwo Last Name Facts

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

Akanwo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akanwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akanwo is the 627,290th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Akanwo reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 110 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 446,203. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 26 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Ogun, where 20 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Akanwo occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Akanwo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Akanwo surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Akanwo earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $64,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akannwo924/
Akanwoh921/
Akanwa831,024/
Okanwo8323/
Akonwo8314/
Akanuo8311/
Akanvou7743/
Akanuoh7712/
Akanwah773/
Akaunbo773/
Akannwa771/
Akanwau771/
Akonwou771/
Akannuo771/
Akahunwa7114/
Akanbuoh711/
Okonwo673,539/
Okanwa6745/
Ekanwa6721/
Akanua6712/
Akonwa674/
Akenvo671/

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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 Akanwo
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