Akwawo Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Akwawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 111 | 1:1,595,881 | 59,722 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Akwawo (31) may also be a first name.
Akwawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akwawo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwawo? popularity and diffusion
Akwawo is the 1,718,748th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwawo reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akwawo is also the 1,874,099th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 31 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 1,595,881. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 82 percent reside, Rivers, where 13 percent reside and Edo, where 1 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 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 Akwawo
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