Akway Surname

134,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Akway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,0591:31,8883,759
Kenya2031:227,48715,979
South Sudan361:317,085679
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Akway (1,416) may also be a first name.

Akway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akway is most common in Ethiopia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akway? popularity and diffusion

It is the 134,398th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,175,387 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akway live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 207,519th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 1,416 people.

It is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Other than Ethiopia Akway occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent are found and South Sudan, where 1 percent are found.

Akway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Akway earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 58.08% less than the national average, earning $18,087 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwayi91620/
Akwaya91530/
Ankway91222/
Akwayo9152/
Akwaye9125/
Akwway911/
Akwa899,835/
Akwy892/
Akwayah833/
Akwayie832/
Hackway831/
Akwayyi831/
Akwawyo831/
Akwaa80801/
Akwah80724/
Hakwa80625/
Akwai80586/
Agway8089/
Okway8073/
Akwua8052/
Ekway8032/
Akwey8023/
Aikwa807/
Akwha806/
Aykwa805/
Akwyi804/
Akwoa803/
Akwau803/
Akhwa803/
Akwea802/
Akwaj802/
Ackwa802/
Ajkwa802/
Aukwa802/
Akkwy801/
Akuay801/
Askwa801/
Akwwa801/
Akwga801/
Agkwa801/
Ahkwa801/
Aekwa801/
Eakwa801/
Hankwaya771/
Gakwaaya771/
Akwaji732,855/
Okwayo73818/
Akwaah73559/
Akwaja73395/
Agwaya73276/
Akweyo73270/
Akweyu73227/
Akwoyo73176/
Akwaha73159/
Akwiya73158/
Agwayo73113/
Akweyi7370/
Akweya7367/
Agwaye7360/
Akwaju7356/
Okwayi7347/
Aukwai7338/
Akwawe7335/
Ekwaya7329/
Akwuah7328/
Agwayi7328/
Ekwaye7325/
Haukwa7310/
Ahukwa739/
Aqwaya739/
Akwaje738/
Okwaya736/
Akwuya735/
Okwaye734/
Akwoya734/
Akwaih734/
Acwaya734/
Okwaiy734/
Akwuja733/
Akwajo733/
Hatkwa732/
Gaykwa732/
Gakwea732/
Akwiyo732/
Akuayo732/
Ekwayi732/
Ekwayu732/
Angkwa732/
Akkwat732/
Hakwea731/
Agwaay731/
Aikwad731/
Gagway731/
Ashkwa731/
Aakwua731/
Ankwaa731/
Akwaia731/
Akuaya731/
Hakwau731/
Ekwayo731/
Akwaat731/
Akwaii731/
Akweye731/
Akwiye731/
Akwoyi731/
Aakwai731/
Acwayi731/
Atkwas731/
Aukwae731/
Akwais731/
Akwaph731/
Akwaid731/
Akweia731/
Eakwat731/
Hekway731/
Hagway730/
Agwa6714,137/
Akua679,282/
Akwi676,946/
Akwe674,115/
Okwa672,740/
Ekwa672,735/
Hookway671,755/
Ackuayi67701/
Aqwa67115/
Haankwa6797/
Okwy6761/
Haikwai6747/
Akwajah6738/
Akwajie6727/
Gahakwa6717/
Acwa6711/
Hekwaye6711/
Okwuaya6710/
Akwaowa676/
Ekwy675/
Haykwad674/
Akwawee674/
Akwaiha674/
Aekwaji673/
Hockway672/
Agwy672/
Gaikwae672/
Gaikwai672/
Gagwayo672/
Okhwayo672/
Akwj672/
Eankwah671/
Gaykwae671/
Haikwad671/
Hackwey671/
Akwoyoh671/
Ankwaai671/
Ahankwa671/
Aikwoye671/
Akwuaha671/
Agwuaye671/
Ankweyi671/
Oukwaya671/
Gakuaya671/
Gakwiye671/
Ekwayah671/
Ahakwau671/
Angwaya671/
Akhwaja671/
Akwà671/
Asqwaya671/
Akwuaji671/
Akwajau671/
Ahakwah671/
Ankwaah671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akway
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