Amakwe Surname

387,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amakwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amakwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8201:216,02812,825
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Amakwe (32) may also be a first name.

Amakwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amakwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amakwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 387,740th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,964,531 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Amakwe live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amakwe is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 32 people.

Amakwe is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 820 people, or 1 in 216,028. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Abia, where 42 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Kano, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amankwe92219/
Amaekwe926/
Amaukwe924/
Ameakwe923/
Ammakwe923/
Amakwue921/
Amakhwe921/
Gamakwe921/
Hamakwe921/
Amankwei861/
Amahakwe861/
Amokwe8391/
Amekwe8329/
Amakwa8324/
Amakue8313/
Omakwe839/
Emakwe834/
Hamakwa77148/
Amaigwe7746/
Gamakue775/
Emaikwe774/
Amaukwa774/
Amekwue774/
Omeakwe773/
Amagwei772/
Amakwha772/
Amakwai772/
Ajmekwe771/
Omankwe771/
Omakwer771/
Gamagwe771/
Amankue771/
Amahkwa771/
Amakwaa771/
Amaingwe711/
Haamakwa711/
Omokwe67937/
Omekwe67808/
Amekwi67658/
Amague67435/
Emekwe67219/
Amagbe67178/
Amaque6746/
Emagwe6734/
Amegwe6724/
Omakwa6711/
Amagwa679/
Hamaingwe674/
Emakue673/
Amokwuije671/
Amokwa671/
Amokue671/
Omagwe671/
Amagwi671/

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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 Amakwe
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