Akwaba Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Akwaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Akwaba (67) may also be a first name.
Akwaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akwaba occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwaba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,310,135th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akwaba live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most numerous forename in the world, borne by 67 people.
The surname Akwaba is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 492,530. Apart from The DR Congo this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akwaboa | 92 | 449 | / |
| Akhwaba | 92 | 64 | / |
| Akwabai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akwabah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akwauba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akwuaba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hankwaba | 86 | 5 | / |
| Akwabi | 83 | 784 | / |
| Akwabo | 83 | 72 | / |
| Akwoba | 83 | 58 | / |
| Okwaba | 83 | 10 | / |
| Agwaba | 83 | 5 | / |
| Akuaba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Akweba | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akwabe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekwaba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haankwaba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Agwaboa | 77 | 48 | / |
| Angwaba | 77 | 27 | / |
| Agwuaba | 77 | 21 | / |
| Okwuaba | 77 | 18 | / |
| Akwuoba | 77 | 10 | / |
| Akwabio | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akwaubi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akwouba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekwuaba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akwaibo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hagwaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwaboh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwabhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwabeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwabah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwaibit | 71 | 15 | / |
| Akweabei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwaaibi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwabi | 67 | 2,150 | / |
| Agwabi | 67 | 1,276 | / |
| Agbaba | 67 | 897 | / |
| Egwaba | 67 | 544 | / |
| Okweba | 67 | 184 | / |
| Ekwoba | 67 | 137 | / |
| Akwobi | 67 | 78 | / |
| Aquaba | 67 | 46 | / |
| Agwabo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Aguaba | 67 | 13 | / |
| Akwobo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akuabi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Agwabe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okwabo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekweba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akuabo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogwaba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Agweba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekwabo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akuoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwabe | 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
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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 Akwaba
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