Akwabi Surname

437,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Akwabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4771:96,8138,551
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Akwabi (35) may also be a first name.

Akwabi Last Name Facts

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

Akwabi is found most in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwabi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 437,497th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,295,339 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akwabi are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 35 people.

The surname Akwabi is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 477 people, or 1 in 96,813. In Kenya Akwabi is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 77 percent live, Nairobi County, where 21 percent live and Mombasa County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 38 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Akwabi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwabio924/
Akwaubi923/
Akwabhi921/
Akwabai921/
Akwaibit8615/
Akwaaibi861/
Akweabei861/
Okwabi832,150/
Agwabi831,276/
Ekwabi83237/
Akwaba83172/
Akwobi8378/
Akuabi837/
Akwebi832/
Akwabe832/
Akwuobi77523/
Akwaboa77449/
Angwabi7735/
Okwuabi7721/
Agwabio774/
Akwobei772/
Akwebei772/
Akwebie771/
Akwampi771/
Akweibi771/
Ekwabhi771/
Akwabeh771/
Akhwabe771/
Akwauba771/
Agwabih771/
Akwuaba771/
Agwahbie711/
Akwwuobi711/
Agbabi67452/
Egwabi67138/
Akuobi6789/
Akwoba6758/
Aguabi6752/
Ekwobi6747/
Okwobi6715/
Okwaba6710/
Ekwabe677/
Okwebi677/
Akuebi676/
Agwaba675/
Akwebe675/
Agwabe675/
Akuaba674/
Ogwabi672/
Okuabi672/
Okwabe671/
Okwavi671/
Aquabi671/

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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 Akwabi
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