Akiwa Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

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

Akiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2361:34,5504,063
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Akiwa (115) may also be a first name.

Akiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akiwa is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akiwa is the 719,876th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 17,993,941 people. The last name Akiwa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Akiwa reside; 58 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 58 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Akiwa is also the 873,022nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 115 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 34,550. In Papua New Guinea Akiwa is mostly found in: Hela, where 86 percent reside, National Capital District, where 9 percent reside and Enga, where 4 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 32 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent reside.

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Hakieva6716/
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Akkewad673/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akiwa
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