Akwede Surname
Approximately 1,643 people bear this surname
Akwede Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,245 | 1:31,357 | 4,240 |
| Kenya | 396 | 1:116,616 | 9,844 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Akwede Demographics
Akwede Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akwede Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwede Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akwede is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwede? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 242,837th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,435,512 people. The surname Akwede occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwede live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Akwede is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,245 people, or 1 in 31,357. In Uganda Akwede is mostly concentrated in: Tororo District, where 58 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 10 percent reside and Manafwa District, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Akwede occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Akwede Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Akwede surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akwedde | 92 | 27 | / |
| Akweede | 92 | 3 | / |
| Akweider | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okwede | 83 | 138 | / |
| Ekwede | 83 | 136 | / |
| Akweda | 83 | 37 | / |
| Akwade | 83 | 29 | / |
| Akwedi | 83 | 14 | / |
| Akuede | 83 | 4 | / |
| Akwide | 83 | 1 | / |
| Agwede | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwuede | 77 | 36 | / |
| Okwoede | 77 | 35 | / |
| Okwedei | 77 | 14 | / |
| Okwedeh | 77 | 14 | / |
| Okweede | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekwedei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akweddi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwedde | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwedde | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akweudi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwider | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwuede | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwaede | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aakwade | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwhede | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwuedei | 71 | 114 | / |
| Okwueder | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwuedeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwoedeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agbede | 67 | 9,524 | / |
| Okweda | 67 | 1,956 | / |
| Okwedi | 67 | 505 | / |
| Aguede | 67 | 472 | / |
| Egwede | 67 | 199 | / |
| Ekwedi | 67 | 150 | / |
| Okwode | 67 | 86 | / |
| Agwade | 67 | 84 | / |
| Ogwede | 67 | 83 | / |
| Okwedy | 67 | 49 | / |
| Agweda | 67 | 47 | / |
| Okuede | 67 | 36 | / |
| Okwade | 67 | 12 | / |
| Akwadi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekwade | 67 | 6 | / |
| Akueda | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agwedi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aqwode | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akwede
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