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
Ankwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ankwa is the 799,576th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 20,762,239 people. Ankwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ankwa reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 37 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 663,456. In Nigeria Ankwa is most common in: Benue, where 81 percent live, Nasarawa, where 11 percent live and Kaduna, where 3 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 16 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.
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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