Akwila Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Akwila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2181:37,4024,506
Indonesia1821:726,64456,012
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akwila (790) may also be a first name.

Akwila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akwila (Oriya: ଆିଲା) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwila? popularity and diffusion

Akwila is the 711,133rd most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Akwila live; 53 percent live in Oceania Islands and 53 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 291,524th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 790 people.

The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 37,402. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Morobe, where 95 percent reside, National Capital District, where 2 percent reside and Madang, where 1 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Akwila exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 44 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwilla9217/
Akwilai924/
Ankwila921/
Eakwilai868/
Aekwilay864/
Aekwilai862/
Akuila83297/
Akwela8354/
Agwila8323/
Akwilo8310/
Akwula835/
Aqwila831/
Akwile831/
Hakwela7775/
Ekwilai7767/
Agwaila7723/
Aqwilla7716/
Okwilai7710/
Akwilis774/
Agweila771/
Akwilie771/
Okwoila771/
Akweili771/
Agwuilya711/
Hankwili711/
Aguila6787,118/
Aquila674,124/
Akwele67444/
Okwili67207/
Ekwela67190/
Agwula67115/
Akweli6760/
Agbila6745/
Acwilo6726/
Ekwilo6720/
Okwela6718/
Akuilo6715/
Akuile6713/
Agwile6712/
Agwela678/
Okwula677/
Akwelo676/
Okwily674/
Agwilo674/
Okwilo673/
Akwulo672/
Akuela672/
Agvila672/
Okwile671/
Acuila671/
Akuily671/
Agwili671/
Ekuila671/
Ogwila671/
Ekwula671/

Akwila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akwila in the Oriya language
ଆିଲାaila-

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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
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  • 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 Akwila
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