Akukwe Surname

572,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akukwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akukwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4951:357,86419,258
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Akukwe (15) may also be a first name.

Akukwe Last Name Facts

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

Akukwe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akukwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akukwe is the 572,911th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,250,083 people. Akukwe is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Akukwe are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akukwe is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 495 people, or 1 in 357,864. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 43 percent live, Rivers, where 15 percent live and Abia, where 6 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Akukwe is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Akukwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Akukwe surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

Akukwe earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.94% less than the national average, earning $42,744 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akuekwe9264/
Akukwet921/
Akunnkwe862/
Akukwa83106/
Ekukwe8375/
Akokwe8331/
Akugwe8328/
Okukwe838/
Akukwi834/
Akukue831/
Okuekwe7724/
Akuigwe775/
Ekeukwe771/
Akhaukwa71152/
Akoukoue7115/
Hakungwe713/
Akugue67247/
Akigwe6778/
Akokwa6769/
Okukwa6751/
Okokwe6711/
Akugwa679/
Akogue674/
Akogwe674/
Okikwe671/
Acukwa671/
Akikwi671/
Akique671/

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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 Akukwe
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