Akilawa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Akilawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akilawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Akilawa (5) may also be a first name.

Akilawa Last Name Facts

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

Akilawa is found most in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akilawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akilawa is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Akilawa are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Akilawa is also the 5,493,085th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 5 people.

The surname Akilawa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Akilawa is primarily concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 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 Akilawa
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