Akawy Surname

532,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Akawy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan3621:24,4273,348
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Lebanon891:63,3384,742
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Akawy Last Name Facts

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

Akawy occurs more in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akawy? popularity and diffusion

Akawy is the 532,232nd most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,005,842 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Akawy reside; 75 percent reside in West Asia and 74 percent reside in Levant.

This last name is most commonly used in Jordan, where it is carried by 362 people, or 1 in 24,427. In Jordan it is primarily found in: Amman Governorate, where 47 percent are found, Irbid Governorate, where 36 percent are found and Balqa Governorate, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Jordan this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 25 percent are found and Lebanon, where 15 percent are found.

Akawy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Akawy last name is principally Sunni (87%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akkawy91132/
Akaway914/
Akawey911/
Akawyi911/
Ackaway8378/
Akkaway8315/
Akhaway831/
Akawa804,209/
Akawe801,893/
Akawi801,542/
Akewy802/
Aqawy801/
Akhawayh7754/
Hackaway770/
Aikawa7337,898/
Akaiwa733,389/
Akkawi733,152/
Akaviy73479/
Hakawa73153/
Akahwa7346/
Akawie7341/
Akawai7324/
Akawha7321/
Azkawi7315/
Aikawe7314/
Akaweh7311/
Hakawi7310/
Hekawy7310/
Akaawe737/
Akawet736/
Akhawa735/
Aykawa735/
Akayva733/
Akawee733/
Ekaway733/
Akawei733/
Akhawe733/
Akaboy733/
Atqawy733/
Akhawi733/
Hakawe732/
Akowey732/
Akkawa732/
Akawoa732/
Akawep732/
Akawoi731/
Akawaj731/
Akkavy731/
Gakawi731/
Hakaby731/
Akaybi731/
Hakavy731/
Okawoy731/
Akaawa731/
Akhavy731/
Akoway731/
Akawui731/
Akeawe731/
Akauwa731/
Aikawi731/
Akawii731/
Haikawa67391/
Haekawi67231/
Hakavyi6752/
Hatqawy6718/
Akcaboy6714/
Akaweih6714/
Hackaby677/
Akaayue676/
Akahawa676/
Akawaja674/
Hakawee674/
Hakaboy674/
Aukauwa673/
Akcabay673/
Hakaswi672/
Haykawa672/
Hakhawi671/
Ashkawi671/
Eakawit671/
Eakawee671/
Hajkowy671/
Haskawe671/
Akawieh671/
Akhauwa671/

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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 Akawy
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