Akwesa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Akwesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Akwesa Demographics
Akwesa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akwesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akwesa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Akwesa.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwesa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,391,485th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Akwesa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwesa live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 13 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 13 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.
Akwesa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Akwesa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akhwesa | 92 | 62 | / |
| Akwesea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akwesi | 83 | 865 | / |
| Okwesa | 83 | 486 | / |
| Akwese | 83 | 211 | / |
| Akwasa | 83 | 210 | / |
| Akweso | 83 | 158 | / |
| Akweza | 83 | 4 | / |
| Akuesa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Akwisa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ekwesa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akwosa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akwasai | 77 | 209 | / |
| Ekwessa | 77 | 62 | / |
| Akweshi | 77 | 58 | / |
| Okwuesa | 77 | 26 | / |
| Okwesia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akwasha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akwesso | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akweaze | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akwesse | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akweseh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okwoesa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akwessi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akwaasa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hakwasa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akwesip | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akweshe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwassa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwaisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akweise | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akweiso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwissa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwesai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akweshie | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ankweise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwetshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwesseu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwesseh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwaisah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akweetse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okweetsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwisa | 67 | 1,870 | / |
| Akwaso | 67 | 1,135 | / |
| Acuesa | 67 | 310 | / |
| Okwese | 67 | 148 | / |
| Ekwasa | 67 | 131 | / |
| Okwesi | 67 | 118 | / |
| Akwaza | 67 | 91 | / |
| Okweso | 67 | 82 | / |
| Okwosa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Agbesa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Okuesa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Agwasa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Agwesi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Agweso | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aqweso | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akwisi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okwasa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agwese | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agweca | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akuese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akueso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwejo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwica | 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 Akwesa
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