Akwale Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Akwale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 236 | 1:165,421 | 14,196 |
| Kenya | 67 | 1:689,252 | 29,975 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Akwale (34) may also be a first name.
Akwale Demographics
Akwale Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akwale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwale Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akwale occurs most in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Akwale click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwale? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 855,216th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwale reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Akwale is also the 1,775,424th most common first name globally, held by 34 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 165,421. In Uganda Akwale is mostly concentrated in: Mayuge District, where 25 percent live, Mukono District, where 19 percent live and Bugiri District, where 15 percent live. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 21 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.
Akwale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Akwale last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Akwale
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