Akhungu Surname
Approximately 513 people bear this surname
Akhungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 512 | 1:90,195 | 8,103 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Akhungu (76) may also be a first name.
Akhungu Demographics
Akhungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akhungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akhungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akhungu is most common in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akhungu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 604,614th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akhungu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most widespread first name globally, held by 76 people.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 512 people, or 1 in 90,195. In Kenya Akhungu is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent live, Busia County, where 1 percent live and Nakuru County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya Akhungu occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Akhungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akungu | 92 | 552 | / |
| Akhunu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Gakungu | 86 | 178 | / |
| Achungu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Okhungu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hakungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akhunui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akunu | 83 | 838 | / |
| Akugu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Gachungu | 80 | 23 | / |
| Hakaungu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Akhuighu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gakung'u | 80 | 9 | / |
| Akoungou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Akusingu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Achunguh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okungu | 77 | 2,399 | / |
| Acungu | 77 | 360 | / |
| Ekungu | 77 | 315 | / |
| Akunut | 77 | 170 | / |
| Ajungu | 77 | 158 | / |
| Akaunu | 77 | 63 | / |
| Achunu | 77 | 33 | / |
| Akongu | 77 | 30 | / |
| Aykunu | 77 | 29 | / |
| Gakunu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Okhunu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Akugau | 77 | 14 | / |
| Aukunu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Aakunu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akougu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hakunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akuguh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Achoungou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Akounou | 71 | 531 | / |
| Gachunu | 71 | 65 | / |
| Akougou | 71 | 39 | / |
| Achumnu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ochungu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Achuneu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gacungu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akongou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ajuncgu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Achounu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Achunou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akogu | 67 | 894 | / |
| Okunu | 67 | 401 | / |
| Ajunu | 67 | 167 | / |
| Acunu | 67 | 71 | / |
| Akounnou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Okoungou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Aïhounou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hakounou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Okugu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aîhounou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akougnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atchounu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okusengu | 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 Akhungu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis