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Where Does The Last Name Akwa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Akwa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Akwà. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Akwa is the 52,064^th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 740,981 people. Akwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Akwa are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 194,249^th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 1,585 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,799 people, or 1 in 36,912. In Nigeria Akwa is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 41 percent are found, Cross River, where 27 percent are found and Rivers, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 28 percent are found and Ghana, where 14 percent are found.

Akwa Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Akwa surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Akwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.88% more than the national average, earning R 420,324 per year and in United States they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $45,326 USD per year.