Akwenye Surname
Approximately 1,011 people bear this surname
Akwenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 921 | 1:2,616 | 421 |
| Kenya | 73 | 1:632,601 | 28,796 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Akwenye Demographics
Akwenye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akwenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akwenye is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Akwenye.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwenye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akwenye is the 358,623rd most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,208,255 people. Akwenye is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akwenye are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Akwenye is most common in Namibia, where it is borne by 921 people, or 1 in 2,616. In Namibia Akwenye is primarily found in: Erongo Region, where 28 percent live, Omusati Region, where 24 percent live and Oshana Region, where 15 percent live. Excluding Namibia Akwenye is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Akwenye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakwenye | 93 | 177 | / |
| Akwenyet | 93 | 9 | / |
| Akweenye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ekwenye | 86 | 1,419 | / |
| Okwenye | 86 | 515 | / |
| Akwenya | 86 | 7 | / |
| Akwonye | 86 | 4 | / |
| Akwenje | 86 | 2 | / |
| Agwenye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akuenye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akwanye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akwenyit | 80 | 2 | / |
| Angwenye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hakuenye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwenya | 71 | 32 | / |
| Akwinya | 71 | 26 | / |
| Okwenje | 71 | 23 | / |
| Agbenye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Agwenje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwanye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agwinye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwoniyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ongwenye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogwenyet | 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 Akwenye
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