Akwasi Surname

104,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Akwasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4,2261:6,394870
Nigeria1331:1,331,90052,479
Solomon Islands531:10,9441,926
England311:1,797,35772,927
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Akwasi (29,664) may also be a first name.

Akwasi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akwasi occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwasi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akwasi is the 104,541st most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,623,785 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Akwasi reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 28,128th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 29,664 people.

The surname Akwasi is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is borne by 4,226 people, or 1 in 6,394. Without taking into account Ghana this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent live.

Akwasi Last Name Statistics demography

Akwasi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.57% less than the national average, earning $33,412 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwasai92209/
Akwashi9255/
Gakwasi9212/
Akwaesi927/
Akwassi923/
Akwaasi921/
Akwatshi861/
Akwesi83865/
Akwasa83210/
Agwasi8397/
Okwasi8360/
Ekwasi8320/
Akwagi8315/
Akwazi8310/
Akwase839/
Okwashi7796/
Okwaisi7765/
Akwazie7762/
Akweshi7758/
Agwasie7756/
Akwashe7741/
Akwoshi7722/
Akuashi7712/
Akwaigi776/
Akwasha775/
Ekweasi774/
Akwatse773/
Ekwashi772/
Okwuasi772/
Okwasie772/
Ekwuasi772/
Akwaasa772/
Akwaise772/
Akwessi772/
Hakwasa772/
Akwassa771/
Okwasit771/
Aikwase771/
Akwaese771/
Akwaisa771/
Akwosit771/
Akwuaji771/
Akwaiji771/
Akwasee771/
Agwaesi771/
Okwuashi71102/
Okwaisie7121/
Hankwazi7117/
Akweshie714/
Houkwasi711/
Agbasi675,757/
Akwese67211/
Ekwesi67173/
Okwesi67118/
Ekwosi67112/
Akwaza6791/
Agwase6789/
Ekwase6752/
Akwose6748/
Ogwasi6740/
Aguasi6731/
Akuasa6729/
Okwosi6726/
Akwogi6722/
Okwazi6722/
Agwosi6718/
Okwagi6715/
Akwaje678/
Agwasa678/
Ekuasi677/
Egwasi677/
Agwaji676/
Agwesi675/
Ekwazi672/
Agwagi672/
Okwaci672/
Okuasi672/
Okwasa672/
Akuosi671/
Akuase671/
Akwosa671/
Akuaji671/
Akwaze671/
Aquasi671/

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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
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  • 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 Akwasi
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