Akendo Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Akendo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akendo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya651:710,46030,267
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Akendo (28) may also be a first name.

Akendo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akendo has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Akendo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akendo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,007,164th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Akendo occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Akendo reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Akendo is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent forename on earth, held by 28 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 710,460. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 78 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 6 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Akendo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akendoh9285/
Akeundo921/
Akendou921/
Akndo914/
Akemndoh861/
Akehndoh861/
Akenda832,018/
Okendo83782/
Akindo8337/
Ekendo836/
Akemdo831/
Acendo831/
Akendouch8016/
Akindoa77171/
Akemnda7730/
Akindou7714/
Aquendo7710/
Aukenda775/
Gakenda774/
Okuendo774/
Akindoh772/
Akendeu772/
Okoendo772/
Askindo772/
Accendo772/
Akemdoh771/
Akienda771/
Aken'da771/
Ekendou771/
Akendha771/
Akennda771/
Akendas771/
Akindos771/
Akendah771/
Akyondo771/
Akindoy771/
Akaenda771/
Aknda73903/
Eqndo731/
Hachendo7117/
Achendoh711/
Hackenda711/
Okindo674,078/
Ekenda67475/
Okenda67281/
Akinda67218/
Ekindo67202/
Hacheendo6737/
Akemda6713/
Ocendo679/
Oqendo678/
Akndha674/
Akindouch671/
Akhnda671/
Acenda671/

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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 Akendo
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