Akewo Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Akewo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 42 | 1:494,502 | 40,134 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Akewo (27) may also be a first name.
Akewo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akewo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akewo is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akewo? popularity and diffusion
Akewo is the 2,436,415th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Akewo reside; 68 percent reside in Central Africa and 68 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name worldwide, held by 27 people.
This last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 494,502. In Cameroon Akewo is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 95 percent are found and West Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akewoh | 91 | 32 | / |
| Akewou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akewho | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akawo | 80 | 2,133 | / |
| Akewa | 80 | 315 | / |
| Okewo | 80 | 240 | / |
| Akowo | 80 | 122 | / |
| Akiwo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ekewo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Akevo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akewouha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ackebo | 73 | 43 | / |
| Akeewa | 73 | 38 | / |
| Akowho | 73 | 28 | / |
| Okoewo | 73 | 19 | / |
| Okeawo | 73 | 12 | / |
| Akiewa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Akeboi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Akawoh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Akawwo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekewou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akowoh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akyowo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Achewo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okewoi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okeewo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akeboh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akohwo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akeabo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akewad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Askewa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akewah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akawoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeiwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikebo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akewat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeuwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoevo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akaewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hakewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okewgo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eakowo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekiewo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hakawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akaawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ackewa | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hackewood | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakkebo | 67 | 80 | / |
| Haukebo | 67 | 54 | / |
| Okechwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akkewad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akeuweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akeuwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akawuho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akywood | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akewo
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