Agwenya Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Agwenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Agwenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Agwenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Agwenya is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Agwenya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Agwenya live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Agwenya is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Agwenya is primarily found in: Busia County, where 50 percent reside and Migori County, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hangwenya | 88 | 5 | / |
| Agbenya | 86 | 821 | / |
| Ogwenya | 86 | 97 | / |
| Agwanya | 86 | 67 | / |
| Agwenyo | 86 | 43 | / |
| Akwenya | 86 | 7 | / |
| Agbenyah | 80 | 559 | / |
| Angwenyo | 80 | 258 | / |
| Akwenyat | 80 | 8 | / |
| Agwuinya | 80 | 8 | / |
| Akwuenya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Agbeenya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Angwinya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ong'wenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Agbenyo | 71 | 7,565 | / |
| Agbinya | 71 | 250 | / |
| Ogbenya | 71 | 39 | / |
| Okwenya | 71 | 32 | / |
| Aguanya | 71 | 27 | / |
| Akwinya | 71 | 26 | / |
| Agwania | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ekwenya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Akwenyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aguenia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Agwanja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Acwinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agbenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agwinyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogwenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aguinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekweanya | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ekwenyau | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ogbeinya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Agbenyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongwinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Augbenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwuenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agbainya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwuinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Augbenyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hagbenyo | 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 Agwenya
- 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