Akwee Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akwee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3761:103,82810,327
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Akwee (243) may also be a first name.

Akwee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akwee occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwee? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 734,496th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 18,496,309 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwee are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Akwee is also the 573,164th most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 243 people.

This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 103,828. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Katakwi District, where 35 percent are found, Apac District, where 16 percent are found and Amuria District, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwe894,115/
Akwei803,964/
Ekwee80866/
Akwue80616/
Okwee80581/
Agwee80178/
Akweh8095/
Acwee8074/
Akwey8023/
Hakwe8010/
Aukwe8010/
Akwed804/
Aikwe804/
Ajkwe804/
Aekwe804/
Akwie804/
Ahkwe802/
Akwea802/
Agkwe801/
Ackwe801/
Akwech73299/
Gaakwe7312/
Ahakwe737/
Ashkwe735/
Ajkewe734/
Akwerh734/
Okwehe734/
Aihkwe733/
Agweet733/
Akwuhe732/
Akwehs732/
Gakwea732/
Haskwe731/
Hakwea731/
Aikwei731/
Haikwe731/
Akweij731/
Aykwei731/
Akwoue731/
Agwuee731/
Akweth731/
Aikhwe731/
Gakwei731/
Gagwee731/
Akweuh731/
Augkwe731/
Ainkwe731/
Okwuee731/
Haukwe731/
Ekwe6712,301/
Akue6711,791/
Akwa679,835/
Akwi676,946/
Okwe676,393/
Agwe672,178/
Ackwerh671,466/
Acwe67161/
Akuehie6712/
Akwj672/
Akwy672/
Ashkwei671/
Aqwe671/
Okweije671/
Askweth671/
Hackwey671/

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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 Akwee
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