Akonyu Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akonyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Akonyu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1631:239,50518,058
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Akonyu (19) may also be a first name.

Akonyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akonyu occurs most in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akonyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akonyu is the 1,353,468th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akonyu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Akonyu is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 19 people.

The last name Akonyu is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 239,505. In Uganda Akonyu is most common in: Serere District, where 29 percent live, Amuria District, where 26 percent live and Soroti District, where 26 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Sudan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akunyu8315/
Akanyu8313/
Okonyu833/
Gakunyu773/
Akunyuh771/
Askonius715/
Ackonius713/
Akougnou711/
Akounjou711/
Okunyu67285/
Akanju6760/
Okanyu6727/
Akunju676/
Akaniu673/
Okognu672/
Acanyu671/
Okonju671/
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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 Akonyu
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