Akwor Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Akwor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Akwor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akwor is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Akwor.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,293,424th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwor reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Akwor is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 49 percent reside, Enugu, where 31 percent reside and Benue, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Akwor exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Uganda, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwuor919/
Akwore912/
Akgwor911/
Askwor911/
Hackwor831/
Akworth831/
Okwor8011,281/
Akwar80839/
Agwor80657/
Ekwor8041/
Akuor804/
Askworth774/
Hakworth771/
Akware739,663/
Okwore7316/
Akhwar7316/
Okwuor7311/
Onkwor738/
Okwoor732/
Akwure732/
Akkwar731/
Ankuor731/
Okwoir731/
Hackworht713/
Aackworth710/
Aukward6739/
Okwuhor6726/
Aghwore6716/
Akwaare6710/
Ounkwor673/
Gaykwar672/
Akwahar671/
Aikuore671/
Akouhar671/
Hackwourth671/
Hackwortht671/
Hagword670/

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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 Akwor
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