Akwom Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Akwom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Akwom Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Akwom Demographics

Akwom Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Akwom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akwom has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Akwom.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. Akwom is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwom reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 692,302. In Cameroon Akwom is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 93 percent reside and South Region, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent reside.

Akwom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwoum911/
Agwom802,911/
Akwam80325/
Ekwom80203/
Akuom80125/
Akwum8016/
Okwom806/
Okwuom733/
Okwome732/
Akwume731/
Akuome731/
Okwuome675/
Akwuame673/
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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 Akwom
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