Akenya Surname
Approximately 250 people bear this surname
Akenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 183 | 1:213,329 | 16,733 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Ivory Coast | 22 | 1:1,048,692 | 25,281 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Akenya (65) may also be a first name.
Akenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akenya is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akenya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,014,722nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Akenya are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Akenya is also the 1,212,820th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 65 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 213,329. In Uganda it is most common in: Lira District, where 38 percent are found, Oyam District, where 18 percent are found and Tororo District, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gakenya | 92 | 2 | / |
| Akeenya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akkenya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hakkenya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hakenyas | 86 | 0 | / |
| Akinya | 83 | 763 | / |
| Okenya | 83 | 453 | / |
| Akenyo | 83 | 69 | / |
| Akenja | 83 | 5 | / |
| Akenia | 83 | 3 | / |
| Akenha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gakenia | 77 | 2,485 | / |
| Gakinya | 77 | 1,149 | / |
| Okeanya | 77 | 115 | / |
| Okeinya | 77 | 25 | / |
| Akhenia | 77 | 11 | / |
| Okienya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akhinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akenias | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akainyah | 71 | 438 | / |
| Acheanya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akinayia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gakeniah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakenyoo | 71 | 0 | / |
| Akinyo | 67 | 544 | / |
| Okinya | 67 | 221 | / |
| Okenyo | 67 | 75 | / |
| Acenyo | 67 | 31 | / |
| Hackenyos | 67 | 29 | / |
| Akenjo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Akinja | 67 | 20 | / |
| Okenia | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ocenya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akinia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Acenia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haychenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ha'akenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ackainyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okhenaiya | 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 Akenya
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