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 occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwor live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

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

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
  • 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 Akwor
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