Akwiri Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Akwiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4041:114,3079,708
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Akwiri (16) may also be a first name.

Akwiri Last Name Facts

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

Akwiri is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Akwiri.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akwiri is the 676,370th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,525,047 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwiri reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Akwiri is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 114,307. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Siaya County, where 35 percent are found, Busia County, where 31 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 30 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Akwiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akweiri921/
Akwairi921/
Aikwairi861/
Okwiri832,920/
Akweri8379/
Akwira8325/
Ekwiri8310/
Akwire835/
Agwiri832/
Aqwiri831/
Akwiry831/
Ekweiri7716/
Akwerii774/
Akwaire772/
Ekwairi771/
Akweire771/
Ekwuiri771/
Agwairi771/
Gacwiri771/
Gaicwiri7176/
Agwairii717/
Akweirhe711/
Akwera67326/
Aguiri67293/
Agbiri67214/
Ekwire67196/
Okweri67154/
Akwere67104/
Okwira6763/
Ekweri6745/
Okwuri6734/
Ogwiri6724/
Agweri6712/
Okwiry675/
Akuira674/
Okuiri674/
Agwire672/
Akwure672/
Okwire672/
Ekwiry671/
Agwira671/
Acwira671/
Ekwèri671/
Akwaheire671/
Acweri671/

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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 Akwiri
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis