Akhonya Surname

190,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Akhonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akhonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,2181:20,8212,398
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akhonya (226) may also be a first name.

Akhonya Last Name Facts

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

Akhonya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akhonya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 190,196th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,282,678 people. Akhonya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akhonya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 598,137th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 226 people.

The surname Akhonya is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,218 people, or 1 in 20,821. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 69 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Akhonya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Akhonya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akhoonya931/
Akonya92991/
Gakonya8611/
Okhonya8610/
Akkonya869/
Akhunya864/
Akhanya861/
Akounya861/
Achonya861/
Atchonya8010/
Akanya772,220/
Okonya771,254/
Akonyo77123/
Akunya7753/
Ajonya7715/
Akonja778/
Akonia775/
Aconya771/
Achuonyah751/
Achanya711,119/
Hokonya71990/
Gakonyo71482/
Akanyah71279/
Akaanya71100/
Achonyo7156/
Gakunya7140/
Hokanya7124/
Okounya7116/
Gakanya7114/
Okoinya7113/
Ochonya7111/
Gokonya717/
Akhanha716/
Hakanya714/
Okoenya713/
Okhanya713/
Akonjah712/
Okhonyo712/
Akunnya712/
Atkanya711/
Akonjia711/
Akkanya711/
Akoneah711/
Okoonya711/
Askanya711/
Akunyah711/
Adkanya711/
Akannya711/
Gakonja711/
Okonyea711/
Haikanya67165/
Hakkanya6711/
Achaanya674/
Atchanya674/
Okonaiya673/
Akunaiya673/
Atchogna673/
Hadkanya672/
Akhangea671/
Okoinyah671/
Akuongia671/
Akannyha671/
Akanoiya671/
Achanyah671/
Okhomnia671/
Akoungna671/

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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 Akhonya
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