Akwire Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akwire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Akwire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akwire is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwire? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akwire is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwire are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Akwire is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Apac District, where 25 percent live, Bugiri District, where 25 percent live and Dokolo District, where 25 percent live. Aside from Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwaire922/
Akweire921/
Akwir911,835/
Akwre912/
Akweirhe861/
Akware839,663/
Akwiri83441/
Ekwire83196/
Akwere83104/
Akhwir8352/
Akwira8325/
Akwair833/
Okwire832/
Agwire832/
Akwure832/
Askwir831/
Akwiry831/
Akwier831/
Akwaheire801/
Ekwaire7725/
Akwaare7710/
Akhwirh778/
Ankwere775/
Eakwere774/
Angwire773/
Akwaree772/
Gagwire772/
Akweret771/
Akwairi771/
Akweiri771/
Aikwere771/
Akhweir771/
Okwir7319,511/
Akwer7377/
Okwre7318/
Akuir7317/
Agwir734/
Akuhaire7120/
Akwehare712/
Akuheire712/
Akwejare711/
Akwehere711/
Aghweire711/
Aikwairi711/
Askwirth710/
Ekwere6715,597/
Okware6712,454/
Okwiri672,920/
Aguire671,045/
Okwere67594/
Agwere67440/
Akwera67326/
Agware6784/
Akweri6779/
Okwira6763/
Aquire6720/
Ogwire6714/
Ekwiri6710/
Agbire677/
Akhwer676/
Okwure676/
Okwiry675/
Akwerh674/
Akuira674/
Egwire674/
Ankuir673/
Okwier673/
Akuere672/
Ahangwire672/
Agwiri672/
Okwoir671/
Ekwiry671/
Ankwer671/
Agwira671/
Ekwure671/
Okweir671/
Acwira671/
Aqwiri671/

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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 Akwire
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