Akunya Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Akunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Akunya (17) may also be a first name.
Akunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akunya (Russian: Акуня) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akunya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,661,929th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Akunya reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 17 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 40 percent live, Oyo, where 24 percent live and Lagos, where 21 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Akunya is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gakunya | 92 | 40 | / |
| Akhunya | 92 | 4 | / |
| Akunnya | 92 | 2 | / |
| Akunyah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akounya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akunaiya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Akonya | 83 | 991 | / |
| Akunyo | 83 | 721 | / |
| Okunya | 83 | 646 | / |
| Akunia | 83 | 21 | / |
| Akunja | 83 | 17 | / |
| Acunya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Akhonya | 77 | 2,220 | / |
| Okounya | 77 | 16 | / |
| Akkonya | 77 | 9 | / |
| Akunnia | 77 | 6 | / |
| Akunjia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akunjai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakunia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akuneha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okaunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akuña | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okunaiya | 71 | 185 | / |
| Akhoonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akoungna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okunia | 67 | 2,410 | / |
| Acunha | 67 | 1,506 | / |
| Okonya | 67 | 1,254 | / |
| Okunyo | 67 | 216 | / |
| Akonyo | 67 | 123 | / |
| Acunia | 67 | 96 | / |
| Okunja | 67 | 16 | / |
| Akonja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Okunnaiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Akonia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akunjo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aconya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okunha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acunña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akunio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acunyo | 67 | 1 | / |
Akunya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akunya in the Russian language | ||
| Акуня | akuna | - |
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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 Akunya
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