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 surname Akwi occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akwi is the 71,121st most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,049,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Akwi reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Akwi is also the 434,130th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 396 people.
The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 4,824 people, or 1 in 8,093. In Uganda Akwi is most prevalent in: Katakwi District, where 38 percent reside, Bukedea District, where 13 percent reside and Tororo District, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Akwi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily 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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