Akawel Surname

343,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Akawel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akawel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1,0671:17,9871,159
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Akawel (209) may also be a first name.

Akawel Last Name Facts

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

Akawel is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akawel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 343,320th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,823,545 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akawel live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 625,736th most frequently held given name internationally, held by 209 people.

This last name is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 1,067 people, or 1 in 17,987. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 85 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 7 percent reside and Agadez Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Niger this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akawele9213/
Akawell924/
Akaweil921/
Akael9124/
Akawelle862/
Ahakawel861/
Ekawel83964/
Akcael8342/
Akayel8324/
Akowel8313/
Akawil838/
Aikael834/
Aikawelle801/
Okawele7758/
Akayele7738/
Akajele7723/
Akowele772/
Akouwel772/
Akawile771/
Akowiel771/
Ekkawel771/
Ekawell771/
Ekaweil771/
Ekhawel771/
Akyel739,562/
Akeel735,706/
Akoel73136/
Akiel7361/
Akeil7324/
Akail7322/
Acael735/
Akuel735/
Akayl731/
Akeal731/
Akeul731/
Okaiwele7141/
Akhayele714/
Akahiele712/
Akayelle711/
Aikayiel711/
Akheel671,289/
Akayol6757/
Akijal6730/
Akaile6729/
Akehal6720/
Akaule6718/
Akheil6718/
Ekowel679/
Akajal677/
Akhail677/
Akkeel675/
Akavil675/
Akowle675/
Akeale674/
Aakeel674/
Azkaul674/
Ekavel674/
Akeule673/
Akeile672/
Ekayel672/
Akajil672/
Akayal672/
Akeehl671/
Akhoel671/
Akajul671/
Hakail671/
Aakail671/
Akiyal671/
Akkaul671/
Atkail671/
Eikael671/
Akeuol671/
Ahakayele671/
Akeelh671/
Akyial671/
Akoyel671/
Akeeal671/
Akejel671/
Akgoel671/
Akhiel671/
Askail671/
Ackiel671/
Aakeil671/
Askaul670/

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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 Akawel
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