Akwe Surname

112,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Akwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,6421:67,0494,899
Cameroon1,0341:20,0862,736
Uganda2811:138,93012,586
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England101:5,571,806158,774
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Akwe (446) may also be a first name.

Akwe Last Name Facts

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

Akwe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 112,556th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,770,971 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akwe are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 405,761st most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 446 people.

Akwe is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,642 people, or 1 in 67,049. In Nigeria it is most common in: Nasarawa, where 65 percent reside, Benue, where 9 percent reside and Cross River, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.

Akwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Akwe surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Akwe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.02% less than the national average, earning $34,512 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwei893,964/
Akwue89616/
Akwee89394/
Akweh8995/
Akwey8923/
Hakwe8910/
Aukwe8910/
Akwie894/
Aekwe894/
Ajkwe894/
Aikwe894/
Akwed894/
Akwea892/
Ahkwe892/
Agkwe891/
Ackwe891/
Akw8619/
Akwech80299/
Gaakwe8012/
Ahakwe807/
Ashkwe805/
Ajkewe804/
Akwerh804/
Aihkwe803/
Akwehs802/
Gakwea802/
Akwuhe802/
Haskwe801/
Hakwea801/
Aikwei801/
Akweij801/
Haukwe801/
Ainkwe801/
Augkwe801/
Gakwei801/
Aikhwe801/
Akweth801/
Akweuh801/
Akwoue801/
Haikwe801/
Aykwei801/
Ekwe7512,301/
Akue7511,791/
Akwa759,835/
Akwi756,946/
Okwe756,393/
Agwe752,178/
Acwe75161/
Akhw7582/
Hakw7519/
Akwh755/
Akkw753/
Akwy752/
Akwj752/
Agkw751/
Aqwe751/
Aikw751/
Ackwerh731,466/
Hackwey731/
Askweth731/
Ashkwei731/
Akwii678,544/
Akque674,772/
Akway673,350/
Ekwee67866/
Akwaa67801/
Okwei67644/
Hakwa67625/
Akwai67586/
Okwee67581/
Aghwe67513/
Haqwe67397/
Ekweh67184/
Agwee67178/
Ekwue67155/
Ekweu67153/
Hagwe67131/
Agweh67129/
Agwei67107/
Okwey6786/
Agwea6781/
Hakue6776/
Okwue6774/
Hekwe6774/
Acwee6774/
Agweu6773/
Ekwey6770/
Hakwi6744/
Ekwei6742/
Hokwe6737/
Agwet6732/
Ekwea6728/
Ankue6727/
Agwie6720/
Acwet6719/
Okweh6717/
Agwed6717/
Oskwe679/
Aikhw679/
Akuie678/
Aikwa677/
Eekwe677/
Akwha676/
Akueh676/
Aikew675/
Agwue675/
Aakue675/
Aigwe675/
Aykwa675/
Akuey674/
Akwyi674/
Aekue674/
Okwes674/
Akgbe674/
Okwie674/
Okwje674/
Acwer674/
Aukwi674/
Eikwe673/
Akwoa673/
Akwij673/
Ackue672/
Ohkwe672/
Ogkwe672/
Akwaj672/
Akwoi672/
Ackwa672/
Akwih672/
Ajkwa672/
Okwea672/
Akwio672/
Aukwa672/
Aikue671/
Akkwy671/
Egkwe671/
Uikwe671/
Akwwa671/
Okwhe671/
Ekwie671/
Uokwe671/
Oekwe671/
Oykwe671/
Okwed671/
Eykwe671/
Agkwa671/
Ahkwa671/
Akwgi671/
Akwui671/
Acwei671/
Eakwa671/
Ookwe671/
Okweu671/
Ekgwe671/
Akued671/
Ahgwe671/
Agwhe671/
Ozkwe671/
Eakew670/

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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
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  • 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 Akwe
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