Asakwa Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Asakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 130 | 1:159,762 | 17,345 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Asakwa (108) may also be a first name.
Asakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Asakwa is found most in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Asakwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Asakwa is the 1,364,059th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Asakwa reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most common forename world-wide It is held by 108 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 159,762. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 95 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 4 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashakwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Asiakwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Asakwah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Atsakwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Asokwa | 83 | 507 | / |
| Asagwa | 83 | 69 | / |
| Asekwa | 83 | 29 | / |
| Asakwe | 83 | 29 | / |
| Osakwa | 83 | 28 | / |
| Esakwa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Asakwo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ajakwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Azakwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Asakua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Asokwah | 77 | 284 | / |
| Ajeakwa | 77 | 177 | / |
| Gazakwa | 77 | 96 | / |
| Asaagwa | 77 | 36 | / |
| Ashakwe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Osakwua | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ahzakwa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Achakwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gasagwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Asiagwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Asuokwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atsagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asagwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eshakwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ashakwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asaukwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asakwyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ashagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osakwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asaekwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ashangwa | 71 | 51 | / |
| Ajeakwah | 71 | 31 | / |
| Asahngwa | 71 | 29 | / |
| Assagway | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ashokwad | 71 | 4 | / |
| Asaingwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gashagwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Achakgwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hosackwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gasaigwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ashankwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asangwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adjakwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asogwa | 67 | 33,381 | / |
| Osakwe | 67 | 24,081 | / |
| Asagba | 67 | 1,940 | / |
| Azagwa | 67 | 145 | / |
| Esokwa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Asokwo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Asoqwa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Osakua | 67 | 26 | / |
| Esekwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ajokwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Osokwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Asagwo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Asekwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Esakua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Asegwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Asagwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Asokwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ajagwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Osakwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asaqwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ozakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esagwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azakwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azakua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asagwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asakui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osagwa | 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 Asakwa
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