Akwah Surname

465,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Akwah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Nigeria1931:917,83839,641
Cameroon1311:158,54317,246
England191:2,932,529101,561
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Akwah (18) may also be a first name.

Akwah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akwah is found most in Ghana. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwah? popularity and diffusion

Akwah is the 465,182nd most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,065,671 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Akwah reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akwah is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name globally, held by 18 people.

The surname is most common in Ghana, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Other than Ghana Akwah is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Cameroon, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwaah91559/
Akwaha91159/
Akwuah9128/
Akwaih914/
Akwaph911/
Akwa899,835/
Ankwaah831/
Ahakwah831/
Akwuaha831/
Eankwah831/
Akway803,350/
Akwaa80801/
Hakwa80625/
Akwai80586/
Okwah80393/
Agwah80330/
Akwua8052/
Akvah8022/
Ekwah8015/
Akwoh8011/
Aikwa807/
Akwha806/
Aykwa805/
Akwau803/
Akwoa803/
Akwaj802/
Akwea802/
Ajkwa802/
Aukwa802/
Ackwa802/
Eakwa801/
Aekwa801/
Akwwa801/
Askwa801/
Akwga801/
Agkwa801/
Ahkwa801/
Hackwash771/
Hackwath770/
Ankway73222/
Aukwai7338/
Haukwa7310/
Ahukwa739/
Ankwoh735/
Agwuah734/
Akkwat732/
Angkwa732/
Gakwea732/
Gaykwa732/
Hatkwa732/
Eakwat731/
Akwaid731/
Okwaha731/
Atkwas731/
Agkuah731/
Hakwea731/
Aikwad731/
Ashkwa731/
Okgwah731/
Aakwua731/
Ekwaha731/
Agwahu731/
Ankwaa731/
Hakwau731/
Agweah731/
Akwaat731/
Akweuh731/
Akuath731/
Aakwai731/
Akwais731/
Okwaah731/
Akwway731/
Akuaha731/
Agwa6714,137/
Akua679,282/
Akwo675,279/
Okwa672,740/
Ekwa672,735/
Aqwa67115/
Haankwa6797/
Haikwai6747/
Gahakwa6717/
Acwa6711/
Akwaowa676/
Haykwad674/
Ackuach673/
Gaikwai672/
Haikwad671/
Hackway671/
Akuahah671/
Ackquah671/
Ankwaai671/
Ahankwa671/
Okwuaha671/
Aghwach671/
Ahakwau671/
Akwà671/

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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 Akwah
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