Akena Surname
Approximately 12,717 people bear this surname
Akena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11,522 | 1:3,388 | 603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 409 | 1:19,936 | 2,092 |
| India | 342 | 1:2,242,881 | 74,195 |
| Cameroon | 141 | 1:147,298 | 16,269 |
| Nigeria | 84 | 1:2,108,842 | 73,007 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Akena (544) may also be a first name.
Akena Demographics
Akena Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akena (Hindi: अकेना) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akena? popularity and diffusion
It is the 41,119th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 573,055 people. The last name Akena is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Akena reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Akena is also the 361,218th most common forename world-wide, held by 544 people.
Akena is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 11,522 people, or 1 in 3,388. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Gulu District, where 22 percent reside, Amuru District, where 14 percent reside and Kitgum District, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Akena occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Akena Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Akena surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Akena earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.51% less than the national average, earning R 150,876 per year and in United States they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $64,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akena in the Hindi language | ||
| अकेना | akena | - |
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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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- 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 Akena
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