Akwiya Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akwiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1561:250,25218,603
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Akwiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akwiya occurs most in Uganda. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Akwiya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,385,851st most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. Akwiya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwiya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Akwiya is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 250,252. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Nebbi District, where 61 percent reside, Amuru District, where 7 percent reside and Gulu District, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Akwiya occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwaya83530/
Akweya8367/
Okwiya8357/
Ekwiya8355/
Akwuya835/
Akwoya834/
Akwiyo832/
Akweia831/
Akwiye831/
Agwiya831/
Akwaia831/
Aqwiyah7714/
Akwaiha774/
Akwayah773/
Angwiya771/
Gakuiya771/
Gakwiye771/
Hokwiya771/
Akwei733,964/
Akway733,350/
Akwaa73801/
Akwai73586/
Akwey7323/
Akwij733/
Akwau733/
Akwoa733/
Akwoi732/
Akwaj732/
Akwea732/
Akwui731/
Akwuohia7122/
Hangwiya7118/
Hankwaya711/
Gakwaaya711/
Akwaji672,855/
Akwayi67620/
Akwaja67395/
Agwaya67276/
Akweyo67270/
Aguiya67236/
Akweyu67227/
Ankway67222/
Akwoyo67176/
Okweya67161/
Agwiye67135/
Ocwiya67112/
Agweya6797/
Akweyi6770/
Ekweya6768/
Akwaju6756/
Akwayo6752/
Aukwai6738/
Agwuya6735/
Akwawe6735/
Ekwaya6729/
Akwaye6725/
Akwuji6717/
Agbiya6710/
Akwoji6710/
Aqwaya679/
Akuiyo679/
Akwaje678/
Okwaya676/
Ogwiya675/
Ekwuya675/
Okwaiy674/
Akwaih674/
Acwaya674/
Ekwiyo674/
Akwuja673/
Akwajo673/
Okwija672/
Akweji672/
Gakwea672/
Akuaya671/
Akweij671/
Aikwij671/
Aikwei671/
Hakwea671/
Aukwae671/
Gakwei671/
Ekuiya671/
Agwiyo671/
Akwaii671/
Akweye671/
Akwoyi671/
Akuiye671/
Aakwai671/
Okwuya671/
Okwaia671/
Ekwoya671/
Akwway671/
Akwais671/
Akwaid671/
Aykwei671/
Hakwau671/
Adkwui671/

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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 Akwiya
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