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 has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Agwenya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Agwenya are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Agwenya is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 50 percent live and Migori County, where 50 percent live. Beside Kenya Agwenya is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Uganda, where 25 percent live.
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