Akwang Surname
Approximately 2,852 people bear this surname
Akwang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,102 | 1:18,572 | 2,801 |
| Nigeria | 491 | 1:360,780 | 19,368 |
| Cameroon | 247 | 1:84,085 | 10,225 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Akwang (216) may also be a first name.
Akwang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akwang is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwang? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 154,005th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,555,241 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwang reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Akwang is also the 614,549th most common forename in the world, borne by 216 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,102 people, or 1 in 18,572. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Oyam District, where 14 percent live, Lira District, where 12 percent live and Alebtong District, where 9 percent live. Outside of Uganda it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akgwang | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ankwang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ainkwang | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gaikwang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Haikwang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Angkwang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hakkwang | 86 | 0 | / |
| Agwang | 83 | 17,207 | / |
| Ekwang | 83 | 2,604 | / |
| Okwang | 83 | 1,726 | / |
| Akwong | 83 | 256 | / |
| Akuang | 83 | 106 | / |
| Okkwang | 77 | 46 | / |
| Aekwong | 77 | 9 | / |
| Eakwong | 77 | 8 | / |
| Okhwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aagwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwoong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Agwanng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Agwangh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogkwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hekwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akkhwong | 71 | 8 | / |
| Hankwank | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haikuang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heukwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogwang | 67 | 61,054 | / |
| Okwong | 67 | 4,504 | / |
| Agbang | 67 | 1,243 | / |
| Egwang | 67 | 873 | / |
| Ekuang | 67 | 338 | / |
| Ekwong | 67 | 161 | / |
| Aquang | 67 | 35 | / |
| Hongkwang | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ocwang | 67 | 12 | / |
| Akuong | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aguang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahaigwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwangowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agvang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oqwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounkwang | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akwang
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis