Akwia Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akwia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Akwia Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1011:386,52824,497
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Akwia Last Name Facts

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

Akwia is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,484,726th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwia reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 386,528. In Uganda Akwia is most numerous in: Nebbi District, where 52 percent reside, Zombo District, where 29 percent reside and Oyam District, where 8 percent reside. Other than Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ankwia917/
Akwuyia8383/
Akwayia8324/
Akweiya831/
Okwia8041/
Akuia8012/
Akwya805/
Akwio802/
Acwia801/
Agwiah7315/
Okwija732/
Hakuia732/
Angwia731/
Akuiha731/
Hakwea731/
Okwujia6725/
Akquiat677/
Okwuija676/
Ekwaiya672/
Agwejia671/
Ekwayia671/
Okwojia671/
Okwugia671/
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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 Akwia
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