Akwanu Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Akwanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
Akwanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akwanu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwanu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,075,631st most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. Akwanu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwanu reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Akwanu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 52 percent reside, Ogun, where 17 percent reside and Lagos, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Akwanu exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 49 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akwanui | 92 | 10 | / |
| Akwanou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Akwamnu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akwuanu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akwaenu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akweanuh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekwanu | 83 | 45 | / |
| Akwenu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Akwonu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Agwanu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Akuanu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okwanu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hakwainau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ackwonu | 77 | 431 | / |
| Ekwuanu | 77 | 35 | / |
| Agwamnu | 77 | 25 | / |
| Ekweanu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Akwuonu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Agwangu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okwuanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwwanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakuanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwangu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwenui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akuangu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Agbanu | 67 | 3,345 | / |
| Ekwonu | 67 | 239 | / |
| Okwonu | 67 | 182 | / |
| Okwenu | 67 | 103 | / |
| Akuenu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Akuonu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ogwanu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ekwenu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Egwanu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Agwonu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Agwenu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aquanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aguanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuanu | 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 Akwanu
- 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