Akwaeke Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Akwaeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 74 | 1:2,393,821 | 79,921 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Akwaeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwaeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akwaeke is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwaeke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,168,711th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwaeke reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 2,393,821. In Nigeria Akwaeke is most common in: Lagos, where 47 percent live, Rivers, where 15 percent live and Abia, where 11 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akweke | 92 | 73 | / |
| Akwake | 92 | 51 | / |
| Akwaake | 86 | 917 | / |
| Akwueke | 86 | 4 | / |
| Akweeke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akwakeu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hakwaake | 80 | 79 | / |
| Ekwake | 77 | 314 | / |
| Akwaki | 77 | 109 | / |
| Ekweke | 77 | 98 | / |
| Okweke | 77 | 15 | / |
| Akweki | 77 | 8 | / |
| Agweke | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okwake | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akwoke | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akueke | 77 | 2 | / |
| Agwaeka | 71 | 21 | / |
| Akuaake | 71 | 4 | / |
| Agwueke | 71 | 4 | / |
| Agbaeke | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okwueke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eukweke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Augweke | 71 | 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 Akwaeke
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