Akwir Surname
Approximately 1,835 people bear this surname
Akwir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,829 | 1:21,345 | 3,127 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akwir (13) may also be a first name.
Akwir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akwir is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 222,155th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,971,415 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwir are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,829 people, or 1 in 21,345. In Uganda Akwir is mostly concentrated in: Dokolo District, where 15 percent are found, Apac District, where 13 percent are found and Kitgum District, where 9 percent are found. Other than Uganda Akwir exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akhwir | 91 | 52 | / |
| Akwire | 91 | 5 | / |
| Akwair | 91 | 3 | / |
| Akwier | 91 | 1 | / |
| Askwir | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akhwirh | 83 | 8 | / |
| Akwaire | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akweire | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akhweir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwir | 80 | 19,511 | / |
| Akwer | 80 | 77 | / |
| Ekwir | 80 | 27 | / |
| Akuir | 80 | 17 | / |
| Agwir | 80 | 4 | / |
| Akwre | 80 | 2 | / |
| Akweirhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Askwirth | 77 | 0 | / |
| Akwere | 73 | 104 | / |
| Akhwer | 73 | 6 | / |
| Akwerh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okwier | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ankuir | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okwire | 73 | 2 | / |
| Agwire | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okwoir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okweir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ankwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akwaheire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ackwerh | 67 | 1,466 | / |
| Eakwere | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aikwere | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akwir
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis