Akwi Surname
Approximately 6,946 people bear this surname
Akwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4,824 | 1:8,093 | 1,414 |
| Cameroon | 1,900 | 1:10,931 | 1,470 |
| Papua New Guinea | 94 | 1:86,742 | 11,495 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Lebanon | 19 | 1:296,689 | 10,035 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Akwi (396) may also be a first name.
Akwi Demographics
Average Akwi Salary in
South Africa
R 143,724
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Akwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akwi occurs most in Uganda. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Akwi.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 71,121st most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,049,172 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Akwi are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Akwi is also the 434,130th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 396 people.
The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 4,824 people, or 1 in 8,093. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Katakwi District, where 38 percent are found, Bukedea District, where 13 percent are found and Tororo District, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Akwi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.
Akwi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.52% less than the national average, earning R 143,724 per year.
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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 Akwi
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