Akouwal Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Akouwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akouwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Akouwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akouwal is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akouwal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akouwal reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

The last name Akouwal is most common in Niger, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,476,309. In Niger Akouwal is most frequent in: Agadez Region, where 85 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 8 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Niger it exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akouwale931/
Akowal921/
Akowale864/
Akuwale861/
Akoubal861/
Akawal77356/
Akuval771/
Akawale7121/
Akowole717/
Okuwale715/
Akkawal713/
Akawall712/
Aikawal712/
Okowale712/
Aikubal712/
Akawoul711/
Ackawal711/
Hakoval711/
Eakawal711/
Gaikoval673/
Akhawalh671/
Akawalle671/
Okouwole671/

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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
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  • 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 Akouwal
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