Akwalu Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Akwalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1981:233,23216,365
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973

Akwalu (10) may also be a first name.

Akwalu Last Name Facts

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

Akwalu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Akwalu.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwalu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,136,896th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. Akwalu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwalu live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name on earth, held by 10 people.

The surname Akwalu is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 233,232. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Meru County, where 95 percent reside, Embu County, where 2 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Akwalu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwualu921/
Akwolu83269/
Ekwalu8372/
Agwalu833/
Akwelu831/
Okwalu831/
Akualu831/
Akwuolu7747/
Ekwealu774/
Akwoulu772/
Ekwualu771/
Askualu771/
Agwualu771/
Akwoulou719/
Ekwealou713/
Akwouleu711/
Agwailou711/
Egwalu67702/
Agbalu67340/
Ekwelu67175/
Ogwalu67121/
Agwelu67114/
Okwelu6743/
Ecwalu6738/
Okwolu678/
Akuolu671/
Agualu671/
Oukhwalou671/

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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 Akwalu
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