Awinja Surname
Approximately 8,776 people bear this surname
Awinja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8,719 | 1:5,296 | 739 |
| Uganda | 47 | 1:830,623 | 38,869 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Awinja (1,382) may also be a first name.
Awinja Demographics
Awinja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Awinja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awinja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awinja is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awinja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 57,688th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 830,395 people. The last name Awinja is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awinja reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 210,608th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,382 people.
The last name Awinja is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 8,719 people, or 1 in 5,296. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 38 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 26 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 16 percent reside. Not including Kenya Awinja is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Awinja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awinjah | 92 | 10 | / |
| Awnja | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awinjo | 83 | 1,047 | / |
| Owinja | 83 | 544 | / |
| Awinya | 83 | 64 | / |
| Awinia | 83 | 12 | / |
| Abinja | 83 | 8 | / |
| Awinza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Avinja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awenja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awinji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awunjia | 77 | 43 | / |
| Awainia | 77 | 10 | / |
| Hawinya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gawinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awinijo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awenjah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awinjho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awnsa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ownja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asvinjay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aweinjei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajuinija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awainjoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owinji | 67 | 1,018 | / |
| Abinya | 67 | 628 | / |
| Owinjo | 67 | 393 | / |
| Owinya | 67 | 328 | / |
| Owenja | 67 | 132 | / |
| Avinia | 67 | 109 | / |
| Awinyo | 67 | 88 | / |
| Ewinya | 67 | 74 | / |
| Owinje | 67 | 72 | / |
| Abinza | 67 | 42 | / |
| Avinjo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Abinji | 67 | 15 | / |
| Abinia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Owinia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Owinza | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awenya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awinzo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abinsa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abenja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awunia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avigna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awncha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obinja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awenje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abinjo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awinie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avinya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awenjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awunjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awinye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avinji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewinjo | 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 Awinja
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