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
The surname Akitwi occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akitwi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akitwi is the 298,032nd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,702,305 people. The surname Akitwi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akitwi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Akitwi is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 74 people.
The last name Akitwi is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,094 people, or 1 in 35,685. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Tororo District, where 51 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 13 percent reside and Busia District, where 8 percent reside. Barring Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Akitwi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Akitwi last name is chiefly 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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