Akewa Surname
Approximately 315 people bear this surname
Akewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Uganda | 66 | 1:591,504 | 31,661 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Akewa (20) may also be a first name.
Akewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akewa occurs in Gabon more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Akewa.
How Common Is The Last Name Akewa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akewa is the 862,604th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. Akewa is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Akewa reside; 66 percent reside in Central Africa and 66 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Akewa is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 20 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Gabon, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 9,352. Not including Gabon Akewa exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live.
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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 Akewa
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