Akwayena Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Akwayena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Akwayena Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Akwayena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akwayena has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwayena? popularity and diffusion

It is the 802,733rd most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akwayena are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Ghana, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Not including Ghana this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwaina801/
Hakwayinau781/
Okwayeni7589/
Akweyona751/
Akwiyanga7157/
Akwane7144/
Okwayanga712/
Hakwainau712/
Akwaino6724/
Akwanee676/
Hakwane676/
Okwyeni671/
Akweeny671/
Akwanne671/
Akwaini671/
Agweuna671/
Akwaane671/
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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 Akwayena
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