Akigwe Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Akigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
Akigwe Demographics
Average Akigwe Salary in
England
£44,275
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Akigwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akigwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akigwe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akigwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,136,387th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Akigwe is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Akigwe live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Akigwe is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 48 percent reside, Enugu, where 28 percent reside and Niger, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akaigwe | 92 | 167 | / |
| Akigwie | 92 | 5 | / |
| Akuigwe | 92 | 5 | / |
| Okigwe | 83 | 364 | / |
| Ekigwe | 83 | 196 | / |
| Akugwe | 83 | 28 | / |
| Ekeigwe | 77 | 318 | / |
| Achigwe | 77 | 144 | / |
| Okeigwe | 77 | 114 | / |
| Okaigwe | 77 | 28 | / |
| Okigweh | 77 | 16 | / |
| Akoigbe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Okoigwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ekiegwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akigbeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okigkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okigwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akiegue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oikigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okuigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekigwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aikhigbe | 71 | 22 | / |
| Akkhigbe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okeigweh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Auchigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akheigbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akhigbei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akukwe | 67 | 550 | / |
| Akugue | 67 | 247 | / |
| Ekigue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Okegwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ekegwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akekwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okigwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ocigwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Acigwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akikwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akigui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akique | 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
- 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 Akigwe
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