Akwela Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Akwela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Akwela Last Name Facts

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

Akwela is found most in The DR Congo. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,635,433rd most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwela reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Not including The DR Congo Akwela occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 7 percent are found and Libya, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hakwela9275/
Akwele83444/
Akwila83412/
Akwala83350/
Ekwela83190/
Akweli8360/
Okwela8318/
Akwola8318/
Agwela838/
Akwelo836/
Akuela832/
Akweley77280/
Akwalia7726/
Akwilla7717/
Akwilai774/
Ekweala773/
Akweelo771/
Akkwala771/
Akwaala771/
Akweili771/
Okwuela771/
Akwalah771/
Akwalla771/
Akwello771/
Akwolya771/
Ankwila771/
Aqwella771/
Agweila771/
Akhweyleha751/
Eakwilai718/
Aekwilay714/
Aekwilai712/
Akwealuo712/
Angwelah711/
Hankwele711/
Akwaalla711/
Akwaalaa711/
Okwele67463/
Akuila67297/
Ogwela67199/
Agwala67180/
Ekwala67178/
Egwela67152/
Agweli67145/
Agwelo6791/
Agwele6786/
Aguela6777/
Agbela6772/
Okwala6742/
Okweli6737/
Agwola6733/
Agwila6723/
Ekuela6721/
Akuele6714/
Aquela6711/
Akwalo6710/
Akwilo6710/
Okwelo679/
Okwola678/
Acwala674/
Ekwelo673/
Akwolo671/
Akueli671/
Aqwila671/
Akwile671/
Acuela671/

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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 Akwela
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