Akinwa Surname
Approximately 591 people bear this surname
Akinwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 589 | 1:300,752 | 16,796 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Akinwa (14) may also be a first name.
Akinwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akinwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akinwa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akinwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 542,751st most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,330,873 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akinwa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held given name on earth, held by 14 people.
Akinwa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 589 people, or 1 in 300,752. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ondo, where 71 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Ogun, where 3 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Akinwa occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akinnwa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Aknwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akinwaja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akinnwoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Atkinway | 86 | 0 | / |
| Akinwe | 83 | 351 | / |
| Akinwo | 83 | 10 | / |
| Akinwi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Akinua | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okinwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akeunwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Akinbai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Akinnwo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Akinnua | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akinwoh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okeinwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akemnwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akinwui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oknwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eknwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aknua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aknwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hakimwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okenwa | 67 | 11,358 | / |
| Ekenwa | 67 | 107 | / |
| Akinuo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Okinba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Akinui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aknboyowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akknwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aknuas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oknwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akenwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akinue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akenwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocinwa | 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 Akinwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis