Agunja Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Agunja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agunja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Agunja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Agunja has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Agunja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Agunja reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya Agunja is most numerous in: Siaya County, where 64 percent reside, Busia County, where 7 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and Uganda, where 9 percent reside.

Agunja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Agunja last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agunjaa921/
Agoundja862/
Angunjia861/
Agunya83304/
Agunia83131/
Ogunja8398/
Agunza8373/
Agunsa8342/
Agunji8321/
Agonja838/
Agunjo833/
Agunca833/
Hanghunja801/
Agunias77338/
Angunya77124/
Agounha7798/
Agusnia7766/
Aguncha7718/
Ogunija7715/
Agunnia7714/
Hagunia7713/
Angunza779/
Angunia779/
Agounza774/
Gogunja772/
Angunji772/
Hagunya771/
Agounjo771/
Gagunya771/
Gagunji771/
Aghonja771/
Aguña73201/
Agoundjo71117/
Ogunnija7115/
Anggunia719/
Agunchai715/
Angounia715/
Agutinsa713/
Ang'unza711/
Angunijo711/
Ogunji672,639/
Agonia671,575/
Agunyo671,299/
Ogunje67873/
Agonza67841/
Ogunya67527/
Agonya67303/
Agonsa67255/
Agonha67228/
Ogunjo67134/
Ogunia67125/
Agunzo6795/
Ogonja6763/
Agunye6747/
Egunia6728/
Agunge676/
Agunie676/
Ogunsa674/
Agunso674/
Agonji673/
Egunya672/
Agugno671/
Aguñia671/
Ogunsoaja671/
Agonje671/
Agonjo671/
Oginja671/
Egunjo671/
Ogunjá671/
Aginia671/

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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 Agunja
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