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

The surname Akawy has its highest incidence in Jordan. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akawy? popularity and diffusion

Akawy is the 532,232nd most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,005,842 people. The surname Akawy is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Akawy are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 74 percent are found in Levant.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Jordan, where it is held by 362 people, or 1 in 24,427. In Jordan Akawy is primarily concentrated in: Amman Governorate, where 47 percent are found, Irbid Governorate, where 36 percent are found and Balqa Governorate, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Jordan this last name is found 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 surname is chiefly 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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