Amakwe Surname
Approximately 915 people bear this surname
Amakwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 820 | 1:216,028 | 12,825 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Amakwe (32) may also be a first name.
Amakwe Demographics
Average Amakwe Salary in
United States
$31,232 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amakwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amakwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amakwe is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amakwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 387,740th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,964,531 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Amakwe are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 32 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 820 people, or 1 in 216,028. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 42 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Kano, where 10 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Amakwe Last Name Statistics demography
Amakwe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.62% less than the national average, earning $31,232 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amankwe | 92 | 219 | / |
| Amaekwe | 92 | 6 | / |
| Amaukwe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ameakwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ammakwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Amakwue | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amakhwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gamakwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hamakwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amankwei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amahakwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amokwe | 83 | 91 | / |
| Amekwe | 83 | 29 | / |
| Amakwa | 83 | 24 | / |
| Amakue | 83 | 13 | / |
| Omakwe | 83 | 9 | / |
| Emakwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hamakwa | 77 | 148 | / |
| Amaigwe | 77 | 46 | / |
| Gamakue | 77 | 5 | / |
| Emaikwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Amaukwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Amekwue | 77 | 4 | / |
| Omeakwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Amagwei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amakwha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amakwai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ajmekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omankwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omakwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gamagwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amankue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amahkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amakwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amaingwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haamakwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omokwe | 67 | 937 | / |
| Omekwe | 67 | 808 | / |
| Amekwi | 67 | 658 | / |
| Amague | 67 | 435 | / |
| Emekwe | 67 | 219 | / |
| Amagbe | 67 | 178 | / |
| Amaque | 67 | 46 | / |
| Emagwe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Amegwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Omakwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Amagwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hamaingwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Emakue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amokwuije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amokue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omagwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amagwi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amakwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis