Akwaye Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Akwaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Akwaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akwaye is most common in Cameroon. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akwaye is the 3,957,383rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwaye are found; 52 percent are found in Central Africa and 52 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Akwaye is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 92 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 44 percent are found and Niger, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Akwaye
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