Asakania Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Asakania Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Asakania 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
Kenya1071:431,58823,328
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Asakania (49) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Asakania Demographics

Asakania Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Asakania Last Name Facts

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

Asakania is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Asakania? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,765,740th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Asakania are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Asakania is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 49 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 431,588. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 92 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 4 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Asakania Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly 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
Ashakanya821/
Hasakanya821/
Aisakanya821/
Esakanya751/
Asokonia751/
Asacanio751/
Esekanya6327/
Oshokanya591/
Osakenya509/
Azakonya501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Asakania
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis