Akatwa Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Akatwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Akatwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akatwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akatwa is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akatwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akatwa reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Akatwa is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Akatwa is mostly concentrated in: Uasin Gishu County, where 80 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 20 percent are found. Other than Kenya Akatwa exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakatwa | 92 | 18 | / |
| Akatweha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okatwa | 83 | 99 | / |
| Akotwa | 83 | 27 | / |
| Ekatwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Akatwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akatuha | 77 | 115 | / |
| Hakatwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akadwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aikhatua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aakadwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akatue | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oketwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akadua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okatua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akaadue | 62 | 13 | / |
| Akhadva | 62 | 1 | / |
| Akotua | 50 | 282 | / |
| Okodwa | 50 | 14 | / |
| Okadua | 50 | 5 | / |
| Aketua | 50 | 3 | / |
| Okatue | 50 | 1 | / |
| Akaduo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Akadue | 50 | 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 Akatwa
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