Alakwe Surname

411,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alakwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alakwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8021:220,87613,042
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Alakwe (12) may also be a first name.

Alakwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alakwe is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alakwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 411,827th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,603,950 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Alakwe reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alakwe is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name in the world, held by 12 people.

The surname Alakwe is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 802 people, or 1 in 220,876. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 25 percent reside, Rivers, where 13 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Alakwe Last Name Statistics demography

Alakwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.66% less than the national average, earning R 64,980 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alaekwe92511/
Aleakwe9230/
Alakwue923/
Alankwe923/
Aliakwe921/
Alakw912/
Aileakwe861/
Aleakhwe861/
Alaekkwe861/
Alekwe83536/
Alokwe83222/
Alakwa8344/
Alagwe8316/
Ahalakwue801/
Alakhwh77114/
Alakhwi7729/
Alakwaa7728/
Aloekwe7721/
Alaigwe7712/
Aleikwe773/
Alekwue773/
Alaukwa772/
Aleakue771/
Alaghwe771/
Eliakwe771/
Oliakwe771/
Aalekwe771/
Ahalaekwue759/
Ahaleakwue751/
Ahalakwa7118/
Alakwa'a714/
Alagbe6720,758/
Alagwa67530/
Elekwe67252/
Halakouee67148/
Olakwa6743/
Alokwa6728/
Alague6725/
Alaque679/
Alegwe676/
Alagwi674/
Olekwe673/
Olokwe672/
Ahalekwue672/
Alogwe671/
Alekue671/
Olagwe671/

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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 Alakwe
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