Akowei Surname
Approximately 433 people bear this surname
Akowei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 392 | 1:451,895 | 23,088 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Akowei (16) may also be a first name.
Akowei Demographics
Average Akowei Salary in
United States
$71,844 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Akowei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akowei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akowei is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akowei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 685,266th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Akowei are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 451,895. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 42 percent live, Delta, where 24 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Akowei Last Name Statistics demography
Akowei earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.5% more than the national average, earning $71,844 USD per year.
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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 Akowei
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