Arakwen Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Arakwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Arakwen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya791:584,55627,458
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Arakwen Demographics

Arakwen Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Arakwen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arakwen occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arakwen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,106,139th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Arakwen reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 584,556. In Kenya it is most frequent in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent live and Baringo County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Arakwen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arekwen869/
Arokwene801/
Araguen712/
Araquen712/
Orakwne711/
Orokwein6710/
Auracuen671/
Aranquen671/
Araquin5795/
Araguin572/
Arogben571/
Arrequin53135/
Arraguin533/
Aranquin532/
Harequin531/
Arasquin531/
Arrecuin531/
Arrasquin506/
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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 Arakwen
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