Akwu Surname

120,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,7981:46,6413,623
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Akwu (1,078) may also be a first name.

Akwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akwu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akwu is the 120,637th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,917,775 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akwu is also the 243,369th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 1,078 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,798 people, or 1 in 46,641. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 43 percent reside, Benue, where 9 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and Togo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwuh89150/
Aakwu8996/
Aikwu8932/
Akgwu8914/
Agkwu897/
Akwau893/
Gakwu893/
Askwu893/
Akwou892/
Aukwu892/
Akwuu892/
Atkwu891/
Akwui891/
Akkwu891/
Akwud891/
Aidkwu809/
Ahukwu806/
Eakwut804/
Akwuhe802/
Akwoud801/
Akweuh801/
Hakwou801/
Hakwau801/
Ahakwu801/
Adkwui801/
Askwou801/
Agwu7565,298/
Okwu757,632/
Ekwu752,320/
Aqwu754/
Ahankwu731/
Ahakwau731/
Ahiekwu731/
Ekwau67281/
Agwau67155/
Ekweu67153/
Agwuh6781/
Agweu6773/
Eikwu6750/
Oukwu6748/
Agwou6725/
Ookwu6722/
Ojkwu6720/
Okwui6719/
Akwoo6716/
Ekwuh6716/
Oikwu6714/
Akwoe6713/
Augwu6712/
Agwui679/
Okwau678/
Ekwou678/
Aagwu678/
Aghwu676/
Aegwu676/
Agwgu676/
Okgwu675/
Okwuy675/
Egkwu673/
Eekwu672/
Agwuu672/
Aggwu671/
Hekwu671/
Aigwu671/
Aqgwu671/
Asgwu671/
Ockwu671/
Agwus671/
Agcwu671/
Ohkwu671/
Agwup671/
Okwou671/
Okweu671/
Okwut671/
Akgbu671/

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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 Akwu
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