Akwong Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Akwong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 137 | 1:1,293,013 | 51,317 |
| Cameroon | 80 | 1:259,613 | 25,186 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Akwong (20) may also be a first name.
Akwong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akwong occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwong? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 998,609th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name Akwong occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Akwong live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 20 people.
The last name Akwong is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 1,293,013. In Nigeria Akwong is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 70 percent are found, Rivers, where 7 percent are found and Kaduna, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 31 percent are found and Uganda, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aekwong | 92 | 9 | / |
| Eakwong | 92 | 8 | / |
| Akwoong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akkhwong | 86 | 8 | / |
| Okwong | 83 | 4,504 | / |
| Akwang | 83 | 2,852 | / |
| Ekwong | 83 | 161 | / |
| Akuong | 83 | 11 | / |
| Akwung | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gagwong | 77 | 35 | / |
| Aegwong | 77 | 16 | / |
| Okwuong | 77 | 6 | / |
| Akgwang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hokwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwongh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwoung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwoyng | 77 | 1 | / |
| O'Kwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ankuong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ankwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Agwongs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ainkwang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hangwong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aungwong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaikwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haikwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angkwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoikwong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakkwang | 71 | 0 | / |
| Agwang | 67 | 17,207 | / |
| Ekwang | 67 | 2,604 | / |
| Okwang | 67 | 1,726 | / |
| Agbong | 67 | 1,203 | / |
| Akuang | 67 | 106 | / |
| Oqwong | 67 | 9 | / |
| Okwomg | 67 | 6 | / |
| Okwung | 67 | 6 | / |
| Egwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aguong | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akwong
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