Akwetey Surname

70,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Akwetey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwetey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6,9961:3,862565
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Akwetey (736) may also be a first name.

Akwetey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akwetey is found most frequently in Ghana. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwetey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 70,235th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,035,163 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwetey are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akwetey is also the 303,463rd most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 736 people.

The surname is most frequent in Ghana, where it is borne by 6,996 people, or 1 in 3,862. Without taking into account Ghana Akwetey exists in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Akwetey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Akwetey surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Akwetey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwwetey933/
Akwettey931/
Akwietey931/
Akwete92347/
Akwety925/
Akuetey86430/
Akwuete8613/
Akwetay864/
Akwetie861/
Akwatey861/
Akwette861/
Akweteh861/
Akwetteh804/
Akweiteh801/
Haukwete801/
Akwaette801/
Akuete771,256/
Agwete77121/
Okwete7781/
Akwate7775/
Ekwete7760/
Akweta7752/
Akweti7739/
Akwote772/
Akwite771/
Akuetie7139/
Akwitty7111/
Akwethi719/
Agweete713/
Akuette713/
Akouety712/
Okweate711/
Ekweity711/
Ekweite711/
Agbetey711/
Akwitte711/
Akwatay711/
Agwette711/
Agwetet711/
Agwetei711/
Ekweteh711/
Acouetey6721/
Akouette6712/
Hangwete674/
Agbeteyi673/
Okwuetea672/
Agbeteye671/
Ahkuetie671/
Okwateyo671/

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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 Akwetey
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