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 last name Akwenye is borne by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Akwenye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwenye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 358,623rd most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,208,255 people. The surname Akwenye occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akwenye reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside 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 it is mostly concentrated in: Erongo Region, where 28 percent are found, Omusati Region, where 24 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Namibia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Akwenye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Akwenye surname is primarily 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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