Akwena Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akwena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda621:629,66632,895
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Akwena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akwena is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwena? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akwena is the 2,414,640th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwena reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 629,666. In Uganda Akwena is most prevalent in: Amolatar District, where 40 percent live, Dokolo District, where 40 percent live and Soroti District, where 15 percent live. Excluding Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwenna921/
Aukwena921/
Akwenah921/
Akwana83474/
Akweny83452/
Ekwena83272/
Okwena83262/
Agwena8393/
Akweni8349/
Akweno8316/
Akwene8315/
Akwona8314/
Akuena831/
Akwina831/
Akwenyi77123/
Okwenna7785/
Akwinga7721/
Hakwana7711/
Okwenga7711/
Akwaana774/
Akwanah774/
Gakwene773/
Akwenyo773/
Akwenje772/
Akwenit772/
Okkwena771/
Akwaina771/
Akwanna771/
Agweuna771/
Aghwena771/
Agwenah771/
Akwanai771/
Akweeny771/
Akwenei771/
Akwenet771/
Akwenoh771/
Akwenui771/
Ankwene771/
Anghwena713/
Okweny671,093/
Aguena67498/
Okwana67490/
Agwona67352/
Agwana67317/
Okweni67208/
Okwene6775/
Akwano6748/
Agweno6741/
Agbena6734/
Agweni6728/
Agweny6720/
Agwene6717/
Akwini6717/
Akwino6716/
Ekwona6714/
Agwina6714/
Ogwena678/
Akuina678/
Aquena677/
Akwono675/
Akueni674/
Ekwana673/
Akwiny673/
Hakwainau672/
Akueno672/
Akwine672/
Okweno672/
Agwyna672/
Akueny672/
Ekweno671/
Okwina671/
Akwanahai671/
Akouehina671/
Haangwena671/
Acweni671/
Oqwena671/
Agvena671/

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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 Akwena
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