Akwaya Surname

589,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4421:400,77521,048
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Akwaya (36) may also be a first name.

Akwaya Last Name Facts

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

Akwaya is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Akwaya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwaya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 589,215th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,750,087 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwaya reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 36 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 442 people, or 1 in 400,775. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 91 percent are found, Taraba, where 4 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwayah923/
Akway913,350/
Akwaa91801/
Hankwaya861/
Gakwaaya861/
Akwayi83620/
Akwaja83395/
Agwaya83276/
Ankway83222/
Akwiya83158/
Akweya8367/
Akwayo8352/
Ekwaya8329/
Akwaye8325/
Aqwaya839/
Okwaya836/
Akwuya835/
Akwoya834/
Acwaya834/
Akwaia831/
Akuaya831/
Akwway831/
Akwajah7738/
Okwuaya7710/
Akwaiha774/
Akwayie772/
Hackway771/
Ankwaai771/
Akwuaha771/
Akwayyi771/
Oukwaya771/
Gakuaya771/
Ekwayah771/
Angwaya771/
Akhwaja771/
Akwawyo771/
Asqwaya771/
Akwajau771/
Akwai73586/
Agway7389/
Okway7373/
Okwaa7334/
Ekway7332/
Agwaa7328/
Akwey7323/
Akuaa737/
Akwoa733/
Akwau733/
Akwea732/
Akwaj732/
Akuay731/
Akwaji672,855/
Okwayo67818/
Okwaja67595/
Agbaya67519/
Akweyo67270/
Akweyu67227/
Akwoyo67176/
Okweya67161/
Agwayo67113/
Agweya6797/
Akweyi6770/
Ekweya6768/
Agwaye6760/
Okwiya6757/
Akwaju6756/
Aguaya6755/
Ekwiya6755/
Okwayi6747/
Aukwai6738/
Agwuya6735/
Akwawe6735/
Agwayi6728/
Ekwaye6725/
Ogwaya6719/
Agwaja6712/
Ekwaja6711/
Akwaje678/
Ekwuya675/
Okwaye674/
Akwaih674/
Okwaiy674/
Akwuja673/
Akwajo673/
Gakwea672/
Akwiyo672/
Akuayo672/
Ekwayi672/
Ekwayu672/
Hakwea671/
Agwaay671/
Gagway671/
Okwuya671/
Hakwau671/
Ekwayo671/
Agwiya671/
Akwaii671/
Akweye671/
Akwiye671/
Akwoyi671/
Aakwai671/
Acwayi671/
Aukwae671/
Okwaia671/
Ekwoya671/
Akuaha671/
Akuaja671/
Akwais671/
Okwaha671/
Akwaid671/
Akweia671/
Hekway671/
Hagway670/

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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 Akwaya
  • 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