Akawo Surname

196,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9561:90,5646,299
Niger891:215,6417,124
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Akawo (840) may also be a first name.

Akawo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akawo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akawo? popularity and diffusion

Akawo is the 196,487th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,416,571 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akawo reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akawo is also the 281,708th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 840 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,956 people, or 1 in 90,564. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kaduna, where 18 percent reside, Kogi, where 15 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 4 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Akawo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Akawo last name is chiefly Christian (88%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Askawo914/
Akawoa912/
Akawoi911/
Akaawo911/
Hakawo911/
Akawous831/
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Akawa804,209/
Okawo80130/
Akowo80122/
Ekawo8065/
Akewo8062/
Acawo8012/
Akavo801/
Akkawood771/
Aikawa7337,898/
Akaiwa733,389/
Akouwo73525/
Hakawa73153/
Akaboh73118/
Akawah7382/
Akowou7356/
Akahwa7346/
Akewoh7332/
Akowho7328/
Akawha7321/
Okeawo7312/
Ackabo739/
Okawho737/
Aquawo737/
Aykawa735/
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Akowoh733/
Akaboy733/
Gakawa733/
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Akeabo732/
Akohwo732/
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Akauwa731/
Akaawa731/
Akewho731/
Akaewa731/
Akewou731/
Akowoa731/
Akoowo731/
Eakowo731/
Akgawa731/
Okawop731/
Okawoy731/
Haikawa67391/
Hakasuo6745/
Akcaboy6714/
Akaawua6711/
Ahkaboo679/
Akahuwa677/
Akahawa676/
Eakawah675/
Hakaboy674/
Aukauwa673/
Aykawad672/
Haykawa672/
Hoykawo672/
Agkabuo671/
Akhauwa671/
Hakaabo671/
Akaawah671/
Akaaibo671/
Akawass671/
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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 Akawo
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