Akwanyi Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
Akwanyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 252 | 1:183,254 | 13,801 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
Akwanyi (16) may also be a first name.
Akwanyi Demographics
Akwanyi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akwanyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwanyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akwanyi has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. 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 frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwanyi live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name in the world, held by 16 people.
Akwanyi is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 183,254. In Kenya Akwanyi is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 63 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 27 percent reside and Busia County, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Akwanyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily 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 Akwanyi
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