Akwany Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akwany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1061:368,29523,776
Kenya211:2,199,04336,489
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Akwany Last Name Facts

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

Akwany is found most in Uganda. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwany? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,589,322nd most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwany live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Akwany is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 368,295. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Amolatar District, where 42 percent live, Oyam District, where 25 percent live and Apac District, where 13 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Akwany Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Akwany last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwanyi92266/
Akwanaya861/
Okwany832,645/
Akwana83474/
Akwani83343/
Akwane8344/
Agwany8313/
Acwany836/
Akuany835/
Akwangaya801/
Okwanyi77151/
Acwanyo77129/
Agwanyi7786/
Akwanet7728/
Hakwani7722/
Ankwana7713/
Akwange7713/
Hakwana7711/
Akwanui7710/
Akwanee776/
Hakwane776/
Akwaana774/
Akwaini771/
Akwanai771/
Akwanne771/
Akwanna771/
Akwanni771/
Ankwani771/
Akwaina771/
Akwaane771/
Akwanit771/
Akwanie771/
Gakwani771/
Okwuanyi7169/
Agwuanyi7114/
Onkwanyi715/
Akwanich711/
Agwaanyi711/
Okwaniey711/
Okwana67490/
Agwana67317/
Agwane6798/
Agwani6795/
Ocwany6790/
Akuana6779/
Akuani6770/
Okwani6763/
Okwane6732/
Akwona6714/
Agbany678/
Akwoni675/
Ogwany674/
Okuany671/
Akuane671/
Augwuanyi671/
Okwony671/
Akwanahai671/
Akuony671/

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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 Akwany
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