Alakwa Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Alakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Yemen131:2,032,71513,240
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Alakwa (10) may also be a first name.

Alakwa Last Name Facts

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

Alakwa is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alakwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alakwa is the 2,944,094th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Alakwa is primarily found in Africa, where 43 percent of Alakwa live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Zamfara, where 71 percent are found, Adamawa, where 7 percent are found and Kebbi, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Alakwa Last Name Statistics demography

Alakwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alakwaa9228/
Alakwah925/
Alaukwa922/
Ahalakwa8618/
Alakwa'a864/
Aleankwa861/
Aleakwah861/
Alakwe83847/
Alagwa83530/
Alekwa83235/
Olakwa8343/
Alokwa8328/
Elakwa833/
Alakua832/
Alakwo831/
Elakwah77156/
Aulakua7763/
Galagwa7755/
Aleakwe7730/
Halakua7723/
Alagwua7711/
Galokwa774/
Alakwue773/
Alankwe773/
Alagwad771/
Aliakwe771/
Eleakwa771/
Aliakua771/
Allagwa771/
Alankuay7112/
Alackqua715/
Aileakwe711/
Algakwho711/
Olankwai711/
Aliagwai711/
Alaghwat711/
Alhaqwai711/
Alagba675,062/
Elekwa673,128/
Alokwe67222/
Alagua6788/
Olekwa6777/
Olagwa6736/
Alaqua6733/
Alagwe6716/
Olakua6715/
Alegwa678/
Alacua678/
Alagwi674/
Alagwo674/
Alogwa673/
Alakuo671/
Olokwa671/
Elokwa671/
Ahalakwue671/
Elakua671/

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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 Alakwa
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