Agonya Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Agonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2831:163,18012,702
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Agonya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Agonya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agonya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Agonya is the 887,624th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Agonya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 163,180. In Kenya Agonya is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 43 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 30 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 22 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Agonya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Angonya923/
Agonyaa921/
Hangonya8613/
Agonia831,575/
Ogonya83614/
Aganya83551/
Agonyo83351/
Agunya83304/
Agonha83228/
Agonja838/
Hanggonya804/
Haangonya802/
Agonias77795/
Aghanya77171/
Anganya77136/
Angunya77124/
Hagonia77122/
Agounha7798/
Angonia7766/
Gogonya7749/
Haganya7710/
Ogonnya775/
Goganya774/
Ongonya772/
Agongna772/
Angonyo772/
Hagunya771/
Aghonja771/
Gagunya771/
Gaganya771/
Ogoonya771/
Agonhah771/
Agoña734/
Ang'anya7186/
Hanganya7128/
Heagonia7113/
Angounia715/
Ogonaaya713/
An'ganya711/
Anghonja711/
Gogoonya711/
Agounyoh711/
Ogonyo671,787/
Agunyo671,299/
Ogunya67527/
Aganyo67374/
Agagna67150/
Oganya67138/
Agunia67131/
Ogonja6763/
Agania6759/
Agunja6723/
Aganja6718/
D'Agonias679/
Aganea674/
Ogonia674/
Ogonnaiya673/
Agonio671/
Agogno671/
Ogagna671/
Agoñia671/
Agonjo671/
Ogounyayi671/
Haghoonia671/
Agangaaya671/

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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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  • 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 Agonya
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