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 surname Akenya is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further 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 widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Akenya live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 65 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 213,329. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Lira District, where 38 percent live, Oyam District, where 18 percent live and Tororo District, where 11 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent live.
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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