Akwia Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Akwia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 101 | 1:386,528 | 24,497 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Akwia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akwia is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,484,726th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwia live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Akwia is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 386,528. In Uganda Akwia is primarily found in: Nebbi District, where 52 percent are found, Zombo District, where 29 percent are found and Oyam District, where 8 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent are found.
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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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