Akweya Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Akweya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akweya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya621:744,83730,879
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Akweya Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Akweya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,333,370th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. Akweya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akweya live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Akweya is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 744,837. In Kenya Akweya is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent live and Nairobi County, where 2 percent live. Not including Kenya Akweya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Akweya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Akweya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akwey9123/
Akwea912/
Akwaya83530/
Akweyo83270/
Akweyu83227/
Okweya83161/
Akwiya83158/
Agweya8397/
Akweyi8370/
Ekweya8368/
Akwuya835/
Akwoya834/
Gakwea832/
Hakwea831/
Akweye831/
Akweia831/
Angweya776/
Akwayah773/
Hackwey771/
Ankweyi771/
Akwei733,964/
Akway733,350/
Akwaa73801/
Akwai73586/
Okwey7386/
Agwea7381/
Ekwey7370/
Ekwea7328/
Akwoe7313/
Akuey734/
Akwoa733/
Akwau733/
Akwaj732/
Okwea732/
Ang'weya712/
Agweyatt711/
Akoueyat711/
Hankwaya711/
Gakwaaya711/
Akwaji672,855/
Agbeya67801/
Okweye67636/
Akwayi67620/
Akwaja67395/
Agwaya67276/
Okweha67246/
Ankway67222/
Akwoyo67176/
Agweye67143/
Okwiya6757/
Akwaju6756/
Ekwiya6755/
Akwayo6752/
Aukwai6738/
Agwuya6735/
Akwawe6735/
Agueya6733/
Okweyi6731/
Ekwaya6729/
Akwaye6725/
Ekweye6720/
Agweyo6714/
Ekweyi6710/
Akuawe679/
Aqwaya679/
Akwaje678/
Eckwey678/
Okweyo676/
Okwaya676/
Angwea676/
Agweyu675/
Ekweja675/
Ekwuya675/
Egweya675/
Akwaih674/
Acwaya674/
Angwey674/
Akwuja673/
Akwowe673/
Akwajo673/
Aqueya672/
Akuowe672/
Akweji672/
Ogweya672/
Akweje672/
Akwiyo672/
Hokwey671/
Aikwei671/
Akweij671/
Okwuya671/
Akwuje671/
Akwaia671/
Akuaya671/
Oukwey671/
Hakwau671/
Gakwei671/
Agweah671/
Agweat671/
Agwiya671/
Akwaii671/
Akwejo671/
Akweuh671/
Akwiye671/
Akwoje671/
Akwoyi671/
Akueyi671/
Aakwai671/
Aukwae671/
Akwoue671/
Okueya671/
Ekwoya671/
Akwway671/
Akwais671/
Agweyi671/
Akwaid671/
Aykwei671/

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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 Akweya
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