Akwashi Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Akwashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akwashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akwashi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwashi? popularity and diffusion
Akwashi is the 2,605,694th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Akwashi are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria Akwashi is most common in: Benue, where 62 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akwatshi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akwasi | 92 | 4,488 | / |
| Akwasai | 86 | 209 | / |
| Okwashi | 86 | 96 | / |
| Akweshi | 86 | 58 | / |
| Akwashe | 86 | 41 | / |
| Akwoshi | 86 | 22 | / |
| Akuashi | 86 | 12 | / |
| Gakwasi | 86 | 12 | / |
| Akwaesi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Akwasha | 86 | 5 | / |
| Akwassi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ekwashi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Akwaasi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okwuashi | 80 | 102 | / |
| Akweshie | 80 | 4 | / |
| Akwesi | 77 | 865 | / |
| Akwasa | 77 | 210 | / |
| Agwasi | 77 | 97 | / |
| Okwasi | 77 | 60 | / |
| Ekwasi | 77 | 20 | / |
| Akwazi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Akwase | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ogwashi | 71 | 86 | / |
| Okwaisi | 71 | 65 | / |
| Agwasie | 71 | 56 | / |
| Okwoshi | 71 | 53 | / |
| Agbashi | 71 | 48 | / |
| Akueshi | 71 | 41 | / |
| Agwashe | 71 | 19 | / |
| Ekwaseh | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ekweshi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ekweasi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okweshi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okwashe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akwatse | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akweseh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akwaise | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okwuasi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ekwuasi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hakwasa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akwessi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akwaasa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okwasie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akwaese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akuasha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwassa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akuoshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akweshe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egwashi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwochi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agwaesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwasee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwasit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwosit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwaisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aikwase | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agwoshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okuhashi | 67 | 231 | / |
| Okwueshi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Okwaisie | 67 | 21 | / |
| Aghbashi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Okwuachi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Okwuasha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ajquashi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Houkwasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwesseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agweshui | 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 Akwashi
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