Ankwai Surname
Approximately 355 people bear this surname
Ankwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 347 | 1:510,498 | 25,333 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Ankwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ankwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ankwai has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankwai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 793,288th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. Ankwai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ankwai are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 347 people, or 1 in 510,498. In Nigeria Ankwai is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 84 percent live, Plateau, where 10 percent live and Cross River, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent live and Niger, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankwaai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ankwa | 91 | 351 | / |
| Hangkwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akwaji | 83 | 2,855 | / |
| Ankway | 83 | 222 | / |
| Hankwa | 83 | 170 | / |
| Angwai | 83 | 76 | / |
| Ankwiz | 83 | 3 | / |
| Angkwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Aenkwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ankwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gankwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ankwaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haankwa | 77 | 97 | / |
| Aengwai | 77 | 54 | / |
| Gangkwi | 77 | 39 | / |
| Gangwai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ounkwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anhgwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ankweyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahankwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ankwaah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eankwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angwi | 73 | 1,558 | / |
| Angwa | 73 | 1,254 | / |
| Ankui | 73 | 93 | / |
| Ankwe | 73 | 48 | / |
| Ankua | 73 | 17 | / |
| Onkwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ancwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aninkwoi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Assinkwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ahankwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hankwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hangwa | 67 | 801 | / |
| Aungwa | 67 | 721 | / |
| Angway | 67 | 558 | / |
| Hankui | 67 | 417 | / |
| Akwaja | 67 | 395 | / |
| Angkua | 67 | 92 | / |
| Angwah | 67 | 32 | / |
| Angwit | 67 | 21 | / |
| Angkui | 67 | 19 | / |
| Angwei | 67 | 18 | / |
| Akwuji | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gankui | 67 | 13 | / |
| Akwoji | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ankuih | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ankweh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ekwaji | 67 | 7 | / |
| Angbai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Angwea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gancwi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ang'wa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Anghwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Angwau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Angwie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Honkwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Asngwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hangwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aangwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ankuit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angwaawie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ankwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anngwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ainkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aengwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aunkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Henkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anguai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anggwa | 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 Ankwai
- 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