Awinjah Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Awinjah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awinjah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693

Awinjah Last Name Facts

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

Awinjah occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awinjah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Awinjah is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awinjah are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Awinjah is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 40 percent live, Vihiga County, where 40 percent live and Nairobi County, where 10 percent live.

Awinjah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Awinjah last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awinja928,776/
Awenjah861/
Awinjho861/
Awnja831/
Awainjoh801/
Awinjo771,047/
Owinja77544/
Awinya7764/
Awinia7712/
Abinja778/
Awenja771/
Avinja771/
Awinza771/
Awunjia7143/
Awunjoh7114/
Awainia7110/
Hawinya714/
Awincho711/
Awinijo711/
Gawinya711/
Gawenyah6714/
Awnsa675/
Asvinjay673/
Aweinjei671/
Abeinjoh671/
Ownja671/
Ajuinija671/

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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 Awinjah
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