Akongwe Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Akongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon831:250,23024,514
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Akongwe (23) may also be a first name.

Akongwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akongwe has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Akongwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akongwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,034,059th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Akongwe is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akongwe live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Akongwe is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 23 people.

It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 250,230. In Cameroon Akongwe is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 45 percent are found, Centre Region, where 29 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Italy, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akongwie932/
Akongwa86137/
Ekongwe8651/
Okongwe866/
Akongwi863/
Akungwe861/
Akoungbe807/
Hakungwe803/
Akongwai801/
Akongbeh801/
Akuongwa801/
Okongw773/
Gokongwei755/
Akonkwa713,369/
Akangwa71672/
Akungwi71524/
Okongwa7145/
Akongbi7136/
Okonkwe7135/
Akongui7133/
Ekangwe7129/
Ekongue7122/
Akankwe7119/
Akungwa7110/
Okongbe719/
Akunkwe714/
Akachingwe712/
Akongua711/
Okungwe711/
Hakungwa67316/
Akonguhi6711/
Akhangwa6710/
Eakangbe673/
Akanngbe673/
Okonkwer673/
Akunnkwe672/
Akhangbe671/
Ekoingue671/
Akaangve671/

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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 Akongwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis