Akitwi Surname
Approximately 1,278 people bear this surname
Akitwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,094 | 1:35,685 | 4,664 |
| Kenya | 167 | 1:276,526 | 18,122 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
Akitwi (74) may also be a first name.
Akitwi Demographics
Akitwi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akitwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akitwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akitwi occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akitwi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akitwi is the 298,032nd most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,702,305 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akitwi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 74 people.
This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,094 people, or 1 in 35,685. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Tororo District, where 51 percent live, Bugiri District, where 13 percent live and Busia District, where 8 percent live. Excluding Uganda Akitwi occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 13 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Akitwi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Akitwi surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akitwii | 92 | 26 | / |
| Akittwi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okitwi | 83 | 1,040 | / |
| Ekitwi | 83 | 175 | / |
| Akitui | 83 | 148 | / |
| Akutwi | 83 | 136 | / |
| Aketwi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Akitwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ekitwii | 77 | 16 | / |
| Okitwii | 77 | 10 | / |
| Akutwii | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akutwui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okitwyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akidwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekitui | 67 | 315 | / |
| Okutwi | 67 | 53 | / |
| Okitui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ekutwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akidwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okitwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okutwii | 62 | 2 | / |
| Akidhui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Akituha | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ekitway | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hachitwe | 57 | 6 | / |
| Akutui | 50 | 749 | / |
| Aketue | 50 | 2 | / |
| Oketwa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Okidwe | 50 | 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 Akitwi
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