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
The last name Akwede occurs most in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwede? popularity and diffusion
It is the 242,837th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 4,435,512 people. The last name Akwede is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwede reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Akwede is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,245 people, or 1 in 31,357. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Tororo District, where 58 percent live, Bugiri District, where 10 percent live and Manafwa District, where 6 percent live. Besides Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 24 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Akwede Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally 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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