Akwenyu Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akwenyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akwenyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3781:103,27910,291
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Akwenyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akwenyu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Akwenyu.

How Common Is The Last Name Akwenyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akwenyu is the 754,238th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. The last name Akwenyu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akwenyu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 378 people, or 1 in 103,279. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Serere District, where 34 percent reside, Kaberamaido District, where 26 percent reside and Soroti District, where 23 percent reside. Barring Uganda Akwenyu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agwenyu8612/
Okwenyu862/
Akwanyu861/
Ekwenyau8012/
Acwanyu718/
Agbenyu711/
Agwanyu711/
Engwenyu67210/
Aquenyuy671/
Ogwanyu571/
Agwanihu5359/

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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 Akwenyu
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