Akwaowo Surname

166,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akwaowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwaowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,5861:68,5014,970
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England11:55,718,059489,080

Akwaowo (1,364) may also be a first name.

Akwaowo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akwaowo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwaowo? popularity and diffusion

Akwaowo is the 166,357th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,800,748 people. Akwaowo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akwaowo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akwaowo is also the 212,200th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 1,364 people.

Akwaowo is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,586 people, or 1 in 68,501. In Nigeria Akwaowo is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 77 percent live, Cross River, where 12 percent live and Rivers, where 4 percent live. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Akwaowo Last Name Statistics demography

Akwaowo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwaowoh9344/
Akwaaowo931/
Akwaowou931/
Akkwaowo931/
Akuaowo8610/
Akwaowa866/
Aqwaowo864/
Okwaowo864/
Aquaowo71140/
Akwaoba711/
Agbaohwo6719/
Aghwahowa631/
Agbaobo577/
Aquoawo574/

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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 Akwaowo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis