Akwesi Surname
Approximately 865 people bear this surname
Akwesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Akwesi (1,800) may also be a first name.
Akwesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akwesi is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akwesi is the 405,063rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,424,909 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akwesi live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akwesi is also the 180,128th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 1,800 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 693 people, or 1 in 38,991. Aside from Ghana this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akweshi | 92 | 58 | / |
| Akwaesi | 92 | 7 | / |
| Akwessi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Akhwesi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akwesip | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akweshie | 86 | 4 | / |
| Akwetshi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akwasi | 83 | 4,488 | / |
| Akwese | 83 | 211 | / |
| Ekwesi | 83 | 173 | / |
| Okwesi | 83 | 118 | / |
| Akwesa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Agwesi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Akwisi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Akweji | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akwasai | 77 | 209 | / |
| Akwashi | 77 | 55 | / |
| Akueshi | 77 | 41 | / |
| Akwoshi | 77 | 22 | / |
| Okwuesi | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ekweshi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Akwechi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Okwesis | 77 | 5 | / |
| Okweshi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekweasi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akwesse | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akweseh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akwassi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akuessi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Angwesi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akwesea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwezie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akweshe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwaasi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Agwaesi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwaese | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akweise | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwesai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwueshi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Agweshui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ankweise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwesseu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwesseh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agwesiph | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akweetse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwesa | 67 | 486 | / |
| Okwese | 67 | 148 | / |
| Ekwosi | 67 | 112 | / |
| Agwasi | 67 | 97 | / |
| Okweji | 67 | 96 | / |
| Akweze | 67 | 91 | / |
| Okwasi | 67 | 60 | / |
| Akwose | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ekwese | 67 | 32 | / |
| Okwisi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Okwosi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Egwesi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Okuesi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ekwasi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Agwosi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Akwazi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Akwase | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akouesssi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aguesi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akuesa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akweza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okwegi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akwisa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okwezi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akweje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agwese | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akwaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwoce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acwisi | 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 Akwesi
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