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

The surname Akwalu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,136,896th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwalu reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 10 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 233,232. In Kenya Akwalu is most frequent in: Meru County, where 95 percent are found, Embu County, where 2 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 2 percent are found. Not including Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Akwalu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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
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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 Akwalu
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