Akonya Surname
Approximately 991 people bear this surname
Akonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 495 | 1:78,867 | 8,493 |
| Kenya | 411 | 1:112,360 | 9,560 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Kazakhstan | 29 | 1:609,741 | 42,435 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Akonya (934) may also be a first name.
Akonya Demographics
Akonya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akonya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akonya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akonya (Russian: Аконя) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akonya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akonya is the 364,266th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,353,729 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Akonya live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 264,552nd most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 934 people.
The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 495 people, or 1 in 78,867. In Uganda Akonya is primarily found in: Kotido District, where 43 percent live, Kaabong District, where 25 percent live and Pallisa District, where 14 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 41 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Akonya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akhonya | 92 | 2,220 | / |
| Gakonya | 92 | 11 | / |
| Akkonya | 92 | 9 | / |
| Akounya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akhoonya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akanya | 83 | 2,220 | / |
| Okonya | 83 | 1,254 | / |
| Akonyo | 83 | 123 | / |
| Akunya | 83 | 53 | / |
| Akonja | 83 | 8 | / |
| Akonia | 83 | 5 | / |
| Aconya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hokonya | 77 | 990 | / |
| Gakonyo | 77 | 482 | / |
| Akanyah | 77 | 279 | / |
| Akaanya | 77 | 100 | / |
| Gakunya | 77 | 40 | / |
| Okounya | 77 | 16 | / |
| Gakanya | 77 | 14 | / |
| Okoinya | 77 | 13 | / |
| Okhonya | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gokonya | 77 | 7 | / |
| Akhunya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hakanya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okoenya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akunnya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akonjah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gakonja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okonyea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atkanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akonjia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akannya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoonya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akhanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akoneah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akkanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Askanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adkanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akunyah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haikanya | 71 | 165 | / |
| Hakkanya | 71 | 11 | / |
| Okonaiya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akunaiya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hadkanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akoungna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akanoiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akannyha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akuongia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okoinyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okanya | 67 | 5,993 | / |
| Akanyo | 67 | 4,577 | / |
| Akunyo | 67 | 721 | / |
| Okunya | 67 | 646 | / |
| Akagna | 67 | 539 | / |
| Okonyo | 67 | 447 | / |
| Aconyo | 67 | 384 | / |
| Akania | 67 | 106 | / |
| Ocanya | 67 | 96 | / |
| Okonia | 67 | 64 | / |
| Akanja | 67 | 51 | / |
| Akunia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Akunja | 67 | 17 | / |
| Okonja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Aconia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Akonjo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akanea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akonho | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aconea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Acunya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oconya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akonio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akanha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akanhaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okonha | 67 | 1 | / |
Akonya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akonya in the Russian language | ||
| Аконя | akona | - |
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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 Akonya
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