Akwanyi Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Akwanyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwanyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2521:183,25413,801
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Akwanyi (16) may also be a first name.

Akwanyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akwanyi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwanyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 973,426th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. The last name Akwanyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwanyi reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Akwanyi is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.

Akwanyi is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 183,254. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 63 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 27 percent reside and Busia County, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Akwanyi is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Akwanyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Akwanyi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwani92343/
Akwany92128/
Okwanyi86151/
Akwenyi86123/
Agwanyi8686/
Akhwani8623/
Hakwani8622/
Akwanui8610/
Aikwani864/
Akwanie861/
Gakwani861/
Akwaini861/
Akwanai861/
Akwanni861/
Ankwani861/
Akwanit861/
Okwuanyi8069/
Agwuanyi8014/
Eakwanit8011/
Onkwanyi805/
Ekweanyi803/
Aikwanit801/
Agwaanyi801/
Akwanich801/
Akwanaya801/
Okwany772,645/
Akwana77474/
Akweny77452/
Ekwani77328/
Agwani7795/
Akuani7770/
Okwani7763/
Akweni7749/
Akwane7744/
Agwany7713/
Acwany776/
Ekwany776/
Akuany775/
Akwoni775/
Aikwanich7540/
Eakwanich753/
Augwuanyi751/
Akwanahai751/
Akwangaya751/
Akhwaanay751/
Onkwani71298/
Ekweani71259/
Ogwanyi71171/
Ekwenyi71152/
Acwanyo71129/
Okwenyi71125/
Okwangi71109/
Aghwani7198/
Agwangi7162/
Agwenyi7131/
Akwanet7128/
Agwamni7127/
Okwuani7115/
Akwange7113/
Ekwuani7112/
Hakwana7111/
Akuenyi7111/
Hakwane716/
Akwanee716/
Aagwani715/
Akwaana714/
Akuanni713/
Aggwani712/
Akwaina711/
Akwaane711/
Akwanna711/
Ekwauni711/
Agwanai711/
Aguanyi711/
Akkuani711/
Akwanne711/
Akweeny711/
Akwenei711/
Akwenui711/
Egwanyi711/
Acwanie711/
Agbaanyi6730/
Okwuenyi6730/
Ogwuanyi6723/
Agbannyi674/
Ongwanyi672/
Agwamnni671/
Ang'wani671/
Angwangi671/
Okwaniey671/
Egwuanyi671/
Agueanyi671/
Okwanihe671/
Oukwuani671/
Gahgwani671/

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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 Akwanyi
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