Akirwa Surname
Approximately 322 people bear this surname
Akirwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 315 | 1:168,069 | 14,835 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
Akirwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akirwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akirwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akirwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 849,693rd most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. The surname Akirwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akirwa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Akirwa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 168,069. In Tanzania Akirwa is most prevalent in: Arusha Region, where 79 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Akirwa
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