Akwam Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akwam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1461:267,39219,414
Kenya871:530,80326,276
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Akwam (19) may also be a first name.

Akwam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akwam occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwam? popularity and diffusion

Akwam is the 844,382nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Akwam reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 37 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.

It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 267,392. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Apac District, where 38 percent are found, Otuke District, where 16 percent are found and Katakwi District, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Akwam occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 27 percent are found and Indonesia, where 15 percent are found.

Akwam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwaime834/
Akwuame833/
Ekwam802,217/
Agwam80567/
Aqwam8055/
Akwom8040/
Okwam8026/
Akuam8021/
Ahgwam738/
Agwame737/
Akuame735/
Aqwaam734/
Akgbam733/
Okwame732/
Agwaam731/
Agwaum731/
Hakuam731/
Akwoum731/
Ankuam731/
Akuhame671/
Heagwam671/
Agwaism671/
Ohkwame671/

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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 Akwam
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