Akunja Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Akunja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Akunja (11) may also be a first name.
Akunja Demographics
Akunja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akunja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akunja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akunja is most common in Kenya. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akunja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akunja is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Akunja is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Akunja live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 11 people.
Akunja is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Akunja is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 14 percent reside and Kericho County, where 14 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 41 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.
Akunja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Akunja
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