Akw Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Akw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Akw (12) may also be a first name.
Akw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akw has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akw? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Akw occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Akw reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name in the world It is held by 12 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 38 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 13 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 42 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akwe | 86 | 4,115 | / |
| Akhw | 86 | 82 | / |
| Hakw | 86 | 19 | / |
| Akwh | 86 | 5 | / |
| Askw | 86 | 4 | / |
| Akkw | 86 | 3 | / |
| Atkw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aikw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Agkw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aukwe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hakwe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Aikhw | 75 | 9 | / |
| Aikew | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ajkwe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Aikwe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ahkwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Akcwz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aazkw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hankw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Agkwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ackwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eakew | 75 | 0 | / |
| Agw | 67 | 25 | / |
| Okw | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aqw | 67 | 13 | / |
| Acw | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ahakwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ajkewe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aihkwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akkwsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Augkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haukwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akw
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