Akunda Surname
Approximately 2,141 people bear this surname
Akunda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 723 | 1:63,873 | 6,178 |
| DR Congo | 540 | 1:136,814 | 14,550 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Uganda | 197 | 1:198,169 | 15,952 |
| Nigeria | 94 | 1:1,884,497 | 67,423 |
| Papua New Guinea | 57 | 1:143,048 | 19,694 |
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Akunda (295) may also be a first name.
Akunda Demographics
Akunda Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akunda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akunda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akunda (Marathi: अकुंदा, Oriya: ଅକୁ) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Akunda.
How Common Is The Last Name Akunda? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 195,889th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,403,805 people. The last name Akunda is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Akunda live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 30 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 513,559th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 295 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 723 people, or 1 in 63,873. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 39 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 37 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 20 percent reside. Not including Kenya Akunda occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 21 percent reside.
Akunda Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (93%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akunda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akunda in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅକୁ | aku | - |
| Akunda in the Marathi language | ||
| अकुंदा | akunda | 33.33 |
| अकुंद | akunda | 33.33 |
| अकुंडा | akunda | 33.33 |
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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 Akunda
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