Akwai Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Akwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2891:612,95129,166
Uganda1271:307,39621,163
Solomon Islands1241:4,678611
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Akwai (149) may also be a first name.

Akwai Last Name Facts

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

Akwai occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akwai is the 546,286th most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Akwai reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akwai is also the 754,880th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 149 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 612,951. In Nigeria Akwai is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 30 percent reside, Plateau, where 24 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 17 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 22 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 21 percent reside.

Akwai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (52%) in Nigeria.

Akwai earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.72% less than the national average, earning $28,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwaji912,855/
Akwayi91620/
Aukwai9138/
Akwaih914/
Akwaia911/
Akwaii911/
Aakwai911/
Akwais911/
Akwaid911/
Akwa899,835/
Akwi896,946/
Haikwai8347/
Akwajie8327/
Akwaiha834/
Aekwaji833/
Gaikwai832/
Akwayie832/
Ankwaai831/
Akwayyi831/
Akwuaji831/
Akwii808,544/
Akwei803,964/
Akway803,350/
Okwai80940/
Akwaa80801/
Agwai80746/
Akwah80724/
Hakwa80625/
Ekwai80217/
Akwua8052/
Hakwi8044/
Aikwa807/
Akwha806/
Aykwa805/
Aqwai805/
Akwie804/
Akwyi804/
Aukwi804/
Akwoa803/
Akwau803/
Akhwa803/
Akwij803/
Akwea802/
Akwaj802/
Akwoi802/
Ackwa802/
Akwih802/
Ajkwa802/
Akwio802/
Aukwa802/
Askwa801/
Akwwa801/
Akwga801/
Agkwa801/
Ahkwa801/
Akwgi801/
Akwui801/
Aekwa801/
Eakwa801/
Acwai801/
Hangkwai771/
Akwaah73559/
Akwaya73530/
Akwaja73395/
Ankway73222/
Akwaha73159/
Akwiya73158/
Okwaji73148/
Akweyi7370/
Akweya7367/
Akwaju7356/
Akwayo7352/
Okwayi7347/
Akwawe7335/
Akwuah7328/
Agwayi7328/
Akwaye7325/
Akwuji7317/
Haukwa7310/
Akwoji7310/
Ahukwa739/
Akwaje738/
Ekwaji737/
Agwaji736/
Ookwai736/
Akwuya735/
Akwoya734/
Okwaiy734/
Akwuja733/
Akwajo733/
Hatkwa732/
Gaykwa732/
Gakwea732/
Akweji732/
Akwich732/
Akwiyo732/
Ekwayi732/
Angkwa732/
Akkwat732/
Hakwea731/
Aikwad731/
Aikwei731/
Aikwij731/
Akweij731/
Ashkwa731/
Aakwua731/
Ankwaa731/
Adkwui731/
Hakwau731/
Gakwei731/
Aghwai731/
Akwaat731/
Akwiye731/
Akwoyi731/
Acwayi731/
Atkwas731/
Aukwae731/
Okwaia731/
Akwway731/
Akuaji731/
Akwaph731/
Akweia731/
Eakwat731/
Aykwei731/
Agwa6714,137/
Akua679,282/
Okwi675,004/
Akwe674,115/
Okwa672,740/
Ekwa672,735/
Akui671,744/
Ackuayi67701/
Agwi67459/
Okwajie67122/
Aqwa67115/
Haankwa6797/
Ekwi6742/
Hatqwai6739/
Akwajah6738/
Akwojie6718/
Gahakwa6717/
Acwa6711/
Ackwith679/
Agwaihe676/
Akwaowa676/
Haykwad674/
Akwawee674/
Acwi674/
Aghwaji673/
Akwayah673/
Gaikwae672/
Akwy672/
Akwj672/
Hackway671/
Eankwah671/
Gaykwae671/
Haikwad671/
Aqwi671/
Gokwaji671/
Ahankwa671/
Akwuaha671/
Ankweyi671/
Ounkwai671/
Gakwiye671/
Ahakwau671/
Anhgwai671/
Akhwaja671/
Akwawyo671/
Akwà671/
Ashkwei671/
Akwajau671/
Ahakwah671/
Ankwaah671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akwai
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