Akwase Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Akwase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Akwase (33) may also be a first name.
Akwase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwase Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akwase occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwase? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akwase is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwase reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most numerous given name internationally It is held by 33 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Nasarawa, where 83 percent reside and Delta, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Akwase
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