Akawan Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Akawan (23) may also be a first name.

Akawan Last Name Facts

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

Akawan is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akawan? popularity and diffusion

Akawan is the 3,055,934th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Akawan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Akawan are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akawan is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 23 people.

The last name Akawan is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bauchi, where 71 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent reside and Rivers, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akhawan9222/
Akawang9216/
Eakawan921/
Akkawan921/
Aikawan921/
Akawane921/
Akawann921/
Aekkawan865/
Aukkawan863/
Akkhawan861/
Akawuang861/
Akeawang861/
Ekawan8379/
Akavan8341/
Acawan8329/
Akawon834/
Akowan832/
Aqawan831/
Ackawanne801/
Akhavan7720,239/
Akawong7734/
Akkaban7731/
Akaaban7722/
Akavane776/
Akoewan775/
Okawang773/
Akowuan772/
Ekkawan771/
Akowaun771/
Akouwan771/
Ekhawan771/
Akowann771/
Akahban771/
Aikavan771/
Akhawam771/
Akaaboun71150/
Akhavain7138/
Hakavane7110/
Akkawong716/
Akhawong715/
Akawoung715/
Hakhavan712/
Okachwan712/
Akahavan712/
Akkhavan712/
Gaikavan711/
Hakawong711/
Eakawong711/
Agkawong711/
Ackawong711/
Akhavand711/
Ekavan671,131/
Acaban67622/
Ekawon67388/
Okowan6739/
Okewan6719/
Akkhawong6716/
Akavon6711/
Acawon6711/
Ekewan6711/
Acavan678/
Akavanova677/
Hakhabean672/
Ekowan672/
Aukkawong672/
Okawon672/
Askouwane671/
Eakkawong671/

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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
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  • 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 Akawan
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