Akwaji Surname
Approximately 2,855 people bear this surname
Akwaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,848 | 1:62,199 | 4,611 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akwaji (316) may also be a first name.
Akwaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akwaji is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwaji? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 153,887th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,552,555 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwaji live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 494,051st most commonly held first name in the world, held by 316 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,848 people, or 1 in 62,199. In Nigeria Akwaji is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 68 percent live, Benue, where 6 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
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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 Akwaji
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