Akwo Surname

90,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Akwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4,5191:4,596553
Nigeria6141:288,50616,217
Uganda561:697,13035,026
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
England81:6,964,757184,742
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Akwo (127) may also be a first name.

Akwo Last Name Facts

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

Akwo is found most in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akwo is the 90,760th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,380,478 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akwo live; 86 percent live in Central Africa and 86 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 825,494th most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 127 people.

The last name Akwo is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4,519 people, or 1 in 4,596. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 77 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 14 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 4 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Akwo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Akwo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Akwo earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 25.47% less than the national average, earning $32,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.62% less than the national average, earning $25,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwuo8951/
Akwoo8916/
Akwoh8911/
Akwod897/
Aukwo895/
Akwoa893/
Akwoi892/
Akwou892/
Ahkwo892/
Aikwo891/
Akwos891/
Akwot891/
Aekwo891/
Ahakwo806/
Ankwoh805/
Askqwo803/
Aikwoo801/
Akwood801/
Askwou801/
Augkwo801/
Akwuot801/
Haikwo801/
Hakwou801/
Akwoud801/
Ahukwo801/
Akwa759,835/
Ekwo754,073/
Okwo754,017/
Agwo752,101/
Akuo75317/
Akwà751/
Acwo751/
Aqwo751/
Ackwood7355/
Akwaowa736/
Ahaikwo735/
Askquwo731/
Askwood730/
Gakuo672,614/
Akwaa67801/
Akwah67724/
Hakwa67625/
Hackwood67437/
Okwoh67101/
Ekwoh6756/
Ekwuo6755/
Akwua6752/
Hokwo6736/
Agwoh6725/
Agwou6725/
Okwuo6723/
Okwoi6720/
Okwho6711/
Agwuo678/
Ekwou678/
Aikwa677/
Eikwo677/
Asgwo676/
Akwha676/
Auqwo676/
Agwoi675/
Ekwoi675/
Aykwa675/
Okwoo675/
Hakuo675/
Augwo674/
Ahkuo674/
Ankuo674/
Okkwo673/
Akwau673/
Akhwa673/
Ekwoy672/
Ackwa672/
Ajkwa672/
Aukwa672/
Haykwood671/
Askwa671/
Akwwa671/
Gagwo671/
Ajgwo671/
Okgwo671/
Akwga671/
Uikwo671/
Akgbo671/
Ookwo671/
Oukwo671/
Okwop671/
Okwou671/
Haqwo671/
Hagwo671/
Agkwa671/
Ahkwa671/
Akuoa671/
Aekwa671/
Eakwa671/
Okwoy671/
Aghwo671/
Aegwo671/
Agwop671/
Okwod671/
Easkwood670/

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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
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  • 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 Akwo
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