Akwanga Surname
Approximately 739 people bear this surname
Akwanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 275 | 1:141,961 | 12,772 |
| Cameroon | 248 | 1:83,746 | 10,190 |
| Nigeria | 185 | 1:957,528 | 40,908 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akwanga (177) may also be a first name.
Akwanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akwanga has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akwanga is the 457,658th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,861,361 people. Akwanga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwanga reside; 37 percent reside in East Africa and 37 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Akwanga is also the 685,598th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 177 people.
Akwanga is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 141,961. In Uganda Akwanga is primarily found in: Amolatar District, where 26 percent live, Lira District, where 20 percent live and Apac District, where 17 percent live. Not including Uganda Akwanga is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 34 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akwangha | 93 | 100 | / |
| Akhwanga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Aekwanga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akwangai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akwangah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akwangaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Akwangaha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Okwanga | 86 | 2,304 | / |
| Akwango | 86 | 1,061 | / |
| Agwanga | 86 | 329 | / |
| Ekwanga | 86 | 40 | / |
| Akwange | 86 | 13 | / |
| Akwangi | 86 | 11 | / |
| Akwonga | 86 | 6 | / |
| Akwanget | 80 | 39 | / |
| Agwangoa | 80 | 27 | / |
| Okwuanga | 80 | 16 | / |
| Oikwanga | 80 | 15 | / |
| Okwang'a | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ekwang'a | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okwangha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwaanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwainga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwangat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oekwanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Agwangha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Angwang'a | 75 | 9 | / |
| Akwasingi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okwonga | 71 | 2,606 | / |
| Akwongo | 71 | 2,155 | / |
| Agbanga | 71 | 256 | / |
| Egwanga | 71 | 200 | / |
| Agwango | 71 | 183 | / |
| Ogwanga | 71 | 142 | / |
| Okwangi | 71 | 109 | / |
| Agwangi | 71 | 62 | / |
| Okwange | 71 | 50 | / |
| Ekwango | 71 | 37 | / |
| Okwango | 71 | 16 | / |
| Agwange | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aguanga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ekuanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okuanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agbangha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Agwangit | 67 | 12 | / |
| Angwange | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ongwanga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogwang'a | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agwanghi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwang'o | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwonngo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angwangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anguanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwanget | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwanghi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwongha | 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 Akwanga
- 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