Akinyi Surname
Approximately 202,307 people bear this surname
Akinyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 196,693 | 1:235 | 20 |
| Uganda | 5,318 | 1:7,341 | 1,281 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Iceland | 12 | 1:31,674 | 2,357 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Akinyi (44,824) may also be a first name.
Akinyi Demographics
Akinyi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akinyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akinyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akinyi is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Akinyi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akinyi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,762nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 36,022 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akinyi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 20,250th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 44,824 people.
This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 196,693 people, or 1 in 235. In Kenya Akinyi is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 21 percent live, Siaya County, where 18 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 17 percent live. Beside Kenya it occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Akinyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Akinyi last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.
Akinyi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.
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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
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- 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 Akinyi
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