Akwanya Surname
Approximately 285 people bear this surname
Akwanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 96 | 1:406,659 | 25,271 |
| Tanzania | 89 | 1:594,850 | 37,281 |
| Nigeria | 82 | 1:2,160,278 | 74,262 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Akwanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akwanya occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwanya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 926,175th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Akwanya live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 406,659. In Uganda Akwanya is primarily found in: Nebbi District, where 54 percent are found, Kiryandongo District, where 24 percent are found and Kampala District, where 9 percent are found. Other than Uganda this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 31 percent are found and Nigeria, where 29 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akwuanya | 93 | 5 | / |
| Akwanyat | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akwanyo | 86 | 95 | / |
| Okwanya | 86 | 89 | / |
| Agwanya | 86 | 67 | / |
| Akuanya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Akwanja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akwagna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akwanye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akwangia | 80 | 22 | / |
| Okwuanya | 80 | 17 | / |
| Angwanya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okwanyo | 71 | 816 | / |
| Agwanyo | 71 | 147 | / |
| Acwanyo | 71 | 129 | / |
| Agbanya | 71 | 75 | / |
| Aguanya | 71 | 27 | / |
| Akwange | 71 | 13 | / |
| Agwania | 71 | 12 | / |
| Akwonye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ogwanya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akwanji | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okwanja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Agwanja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ekwonya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okwanye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwanie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angwanja | 67 | 68 | / |
| Angbanya | 67 | 35 | / |
| Akwoniyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogwuanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agbainya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwuonye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwuania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwaniey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Engwanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anguanya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akwanya
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