Akwiya Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Akwiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 156 | 1:250,252 | 18,603 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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.
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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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