Akwele Surname
Approximately 444 people bear this surname
Akwele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 397 | 1:186,095 | 18,831 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akwele (19) may also be a first name.
Akwele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akwele is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwele? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 672,867th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 16,413,392 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwele are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Akwele is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 19 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 186,095. Aside from The DR Congo Akwele is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akweley | 92 | 280 | / |
| Akwelle | 92 | 13 | / |
| Akwel | 91 | 187 | / |
| Hankwele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekwele | 83 | 858 | / |
| Okwele | 83 | 463 | / |
| Akwale | 83 | 319 | / |
| Agwele | 83 | 86 | / |
| Akweli | 83 | 60 | / |
| Akwela | 83 | 54 | / |
| Akuele | 83 | 14 | / |
| Akwell | 83 | 5 | / |
| Akwole | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akwile | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwelle | 77 | 223 | / |
| Hakwela | 77 | 75 | / |
| Ekwelie | 77 | 51 | / |
| Agwuele | 77 | 32 | / |
| Akwaale | 77 | 5 | / |
| Agwaele | 77 | 4 | / |
| Agweale | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ackwell | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hackwel | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akwelli | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akweili | 77 | 1 | / |
| Agwelet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwuele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwuele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Agweele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogkwele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okweele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okweley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakuele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwetel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ackwole | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aikuele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwel | 73 | 825 | / |
| Akwil | 73 | 15 | / |
| Agwle | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hackwell | 71 | 621 | / |
| Aikuhele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ackouele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angweile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwueleh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agbele | 67 | 2,452 | / |
| Aguele | 67 | 1,041 | / |
| Ekwale | 67 | 591 | / |
| Okwale | 67 | 564 | / |
| Ekweli | 67 | 464 | / |
| Agwale | 67 | 414 | / |
| Akwila | 67 | 412 | / |
| Egwele | 67 | 259 | / |
| Akwali | 67 | 151 | / |
| Agweli | 67 | 145 | / |
| Ogwele | 67 | 40 | / |
| Okweli | 67 | 37 | / |
| Haangwele | 67 | 24 | / |
| Okwell | 67 | 19 | / |
| Okwela | 67 | 18 | / |
| Akuile | 67 | 13 | / |
| Agwile | 67 | 12 | / |
| Agwela | 67 | 8 | / |
| Okwole | 67 | 6 | / |
| Okwelehie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Agwole | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekuele | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekwole | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akuela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okuele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akwoli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aqweel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akueli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ockwel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haackwheeler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acweil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hangweele | 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 Akwele
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