Anakwa Surname

200,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Anakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,9401:13,9281,803
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
United States281:12,944,962483,512
England161:3,482,379114,324
Palestine161:284,30310,570
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Anakwa (12) may also be a first name.

Anakwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anakwa is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anakwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 200,754th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,507,000 people. The surname Anakwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Anakwa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

This last name is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,940 people, or 1 in 13,928. Beside Ghana Anakwa is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Anakwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Anakwa last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Anakwa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anakwah921,049/
Hanakwa92126/
Anakwat926/
Anakwea922/
Anaekwa921/
Angakwa921/
Aneakwa921/
Anankwah863/
Hanankwa861/
Annakwai861/
Anaunkwa861/
Anakwe831,049/
Anokwa8379/
Anekwa8375/
Anakua8338/
Anakwo837/
Enakwa833/
Anakwi832/
Anagwa832/
Anakwue77325/
Ganagwa7785/
Anakwuo7744/
Anokwah7713/
Aneakwe7713/
Amnakwe7712/
Anakuha773/
Anaikwe773/
Anakwee772/
Angagwa772/
Anekwea772/
Hanagwa772/
Angakwe772/
Anokwai771/
Anankwe771/
Annakwi771/
Anagwah771/
Aneckwa771/
Hanakua771/
Annakwe771/
Anakwes771/
Anackwe771/
Onakwai771/
Ganakwi771/
Ahanakwaha751/
Ganaggwa717/
Amnnakwe712/
Anagua672,172/
Anagba671,213/
Enekwa67310/
Anagwo6779/
Onokwa6759/
Anokwe6755/
Onagwa6742/
Anekwo6729/
Enakwo6725/
Anagwe6720/
Onekwa6719/
Anaqua677/
Anokwo675/
Anakuo674/
Anegwa673/
Anogwa672/
Onakwe671/
Anakue671/
Enokwa671/
Enakua671/

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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 Anakwa
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