Akowaye Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Akowaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Akowaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akowaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akowaye occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akowaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akowaye is the 4,427,875th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Akowaye is predominantly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Akowaye live; 95 percent live in Oceania Islands and 95 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea Akowaye is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea Akowaye is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akowaiye | 93 | 17 | / |
| Akouwaye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akoway | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akawaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akowuyei | 80 | 3 | / |
| Akoubaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akowei | 77 | 433 | / |
| Akowai | 77 | 45 | / |
| Akowaa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akaway | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akowey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okoway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akowea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akowoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ackaway | 71 | 78 | / |
| Akubaye | 71 | 27 | / |
| Akowaii | 71 | 22 | / |
| Akkaway | 71 | 15 | / |
| Akoweja | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ekawaye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akowoue | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akowajo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akouwai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akawaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akowuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Askowai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akhaway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akewoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akabeye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akoweya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekewaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oikowae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akowejo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akhawayh | 67 | 54 | / |
| Akubuoye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekawayie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okouwoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okobaiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoweitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akheweye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hackaway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Akowaye
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