Ankwa Surname
Approximately 351 people bear this surname
Ankwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 267 | 1:663,456 | 30,992 |
| Uganda | 55 | 1:709,805 | 35,417 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ankwa (37) may also be a first name.
Ankwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ankwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ankwa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 799,576th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,762,239 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ankwa live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ankwa is also the 1,688,769th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 37 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 663,456. In Nigeria Ankwa is most frequent in: Benue, where 81 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 11 percent reside and Kaduna, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Ankwa is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankwai | 91 | 355 | / |
| Ankway | 91 | 222 | / |
| Hankwa | 91 | 170 | / |
| Angkwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Aenkwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ankwaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Haankwa | 83 | 97 | / |
| Ankwaai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eankwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahankwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ankwaah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Angwa | 80 | 1,254 | / |
| Ankwo | 80 | 85 | / |
| Ankwe | 80 | 48 | / |
| Ankua | 80 | 17 | / |
| Onkwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Assinkwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hankwaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hangkwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahankwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hangwa | 73 | 801 | / |
| Aungwa | 73 | 721 | / |
| Angway | 73 | 558 | / |
| Angkua | 73 | 92 | / |
| Angwai | 73 | 76 | / |
| Angwah | 73 | 32 | / |
| Ankweh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Angwea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ang'wa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ankwoh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Anghwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Honkwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Angwau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ankwiz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Asngwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aangwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ainkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gankwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ongkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Henkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Angwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Angwha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anggwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aengwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ankwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aenkwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anngwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Angwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ankwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asnkwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahungwa | 67 | 1,784 | / |
| Aengwai | 67 | 54 | / |
| Otenkwa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gangkwi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Aninkwo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Hangwaz | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gangway | 67 | 29 | / |
| Atengwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Asengwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Angwach | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ahangwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hangway | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hang'wa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hangwah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aungwea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ainekwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gangwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ousnkwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anenkwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hangwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haungwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajnekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gangkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aunggwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auhngwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aninkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ankwech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heunkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ounkwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anengwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angkuat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anhgwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angwaja | 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 Ankwa
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