Akwongo Surname

194,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akwongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,1541:18,1242,752
England11:55,718,059489,080

Akwongo Last Name Facts

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

Akwongo is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Akwongo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwongo? popularity and diffusion

Akwongo is the 194,901st most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,381,692 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwongo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 2,154 people, or 1 in 18,124. In Uganda Akwongo is mostly found in: Amuru District, where 49 percent are found, Gulu District, where 27 percent are found and Nwoya District, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwonngo931/
Akwogo9236/
Akwono925/
Akwango861,061/
Okwongo8623/
Akwonga866/
Agwongo866/
Akuongo862/
Akwungo862/
Ekwongo861/
Akwuogo861/
Okwong'o801/
Akwago77106/
Akwoga7765/
Okwono7720/
Akwona7714/
Okwogo779/
Agwogo778/
Agwono778/
Okwonga712,606/
Agbongo71897/
Akwanga71739/
Agwango71183/
Akwagoh71135/
Ekwango7137/
Okwango7116/
Okwuono717/
Ogwongo711/
Ankwago711/
Akwaago711/
Angwono711/
Agwuogo711/
Akwangha67100/
Agwangoa6727/
Okwang'o671/
Akhwanga671/
Aekwanga671/
Akwangah671/
Okwongha671/
Akwungah671/
Ekweungo671/

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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 Akwongo
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