Akwashiki Surname

445,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akwashiki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwashiki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7651:231,55913,540
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akwashiki (172) may also be a first name.

Akwashiki Last Name Facts

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

Akwashiki is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwashiki? popularity and diffusion

It is the 445,430th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,513,768 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwashiki are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akwashiki is also the 696,764th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 172 people.

Akwashiki is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 765 people, or 1 in 231,559. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Nasarawa, where 76 percent reside, Plateau, where 7 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwaushiki951/
Akwasiki947/
Akwashike897/
Hakwashika841/
Akwasikhi783/
Akwaseka711/
Okwachike671/
Agwaseka5934/
Okwosike599/
Okwaseke591/
Agbasheke5611/
Ekweseike561/

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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 Akwashiki
  • 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