Akwana Surname

641,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Kenya

Akwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Nigeria1361:1,302,52051,596
Kenya1251:369,43921,332
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Akwana (60) may also be a first name.

Akwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akwana is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akwana is the 641,055th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 15,374,569 people. The last name Akwana is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akwana are found; 39 percent are found in Central Africa and 39 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 60 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 399,349. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and Kenya, where 26 percent live.

Akwana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Akwana last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ankwana9213/
Hakwana9211/
Akwaana924/
Akwanah924/
Akwanna921/
Akwagna921/
Akwanai921/
Akwaina921/
Gaikwana861/
Akwangah861/
Akwanaya861/
Okwana83490/
Akwani83343/
Agwana83317/
Akwany83128/
Akuana8379/
Akwena8363/
Akwano8348/
Akwane8344/
Akwona8314/
Ekwana833/
Hakwainau802/
Akwanahai801/
Akwangaha801/
Akwangaya801/
Akhwaanay801/
Akwango771,061/
Hokwana77973/
Aghwana77608/
Akwanyi77266/
Angwana77103/
Agwanah7749/
Akwanet7728/
Akwaino7724/
Hakwani7722/
Agwhana7716/
Akwange7713/
Okwuana7712/
Akwanui7710/
Augwana777/
Hakwane776/
Akwanee776/
Aikwani774/
Gagwana774/
Akwanou773/
Hagwana772/
Gakwani771/
Akwanie771/
Akwaane771/
Agwamna771/
Okwaana771/
Agwanai771/
Akwaini771/
Akwanne771/
Akwanni771/
Akwanoh771/
Akwenah771/
Ankwani771/
Onkwana771/
Aukwena771/
Ahgwana771/
Agwanna771/
Akwanit771/
Okwuanga7116/
Oikwanga7115/
Eakwanit7111/
Ahkuanna713/
Aghwanna711/
Okwaanga711/
Okwainga711/
Angwanah711/
Akwanich711/
Aikwanit711/
Agbana674,042/
Okwany672,645/
Aguana672,243/
Agwona67352/
Ekwena67272/
Okwena67262/
Ogwana67147/
Agwane6798/
Agwani6795/
Agwena6793/
Akuani6770/
Okwani6763/
Aikwanich6740/
Agwano6739/
Okwane6732/
Acuana6723/
Akweno6716/
Ekwona6714/
Agwany6713/
Acwany676/
Akuany675/
Akwono675/
Akwoni675/
Eakwanich673/
Egwana672/
Ekuana672/
Aquana671/
Akuane671/
Akuena671/
Acwano671/
Okwano671/
Okuana671/
Akuano671/

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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 Akwana
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