Kwenyi Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kwenyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwenyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1761:221,81417,207
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Kenya501:923,59833,552
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kwenyi (30) may also be a first name.

Kwenyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwenyi occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kwenyi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwenyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 887,624th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. The surname Kwenyi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwenyi are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kwenyi is also the 1,911,214th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 30 people.

It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 221,814. In Uganda it is most common in: Budaka District, where 47 percent reside, Kibuku District, where 25 percent reside and Pallisa District, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Kwenyi is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Kenya, where 17 percent reside.

Kwenyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kwenyi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwenyi9213/
Kweenyi921/
Kweni91415/
Kweny9114/
Kwengeyi861/
Kwanyi83380/
Nkweni8377/
Kweani8329/
Gwenyi8319/
Khweni8318/
Kweini837/
Kwenui835/
Kwenie834/
Kwetny834/
Kwenai833/
Nkweny832/
Kwaeni832/
Kwegni831/
K'Weni831/
Kwenio831/
Kwenni831/
Kwinyi831/
Kgweni831/
Ngwenyi77333/
Nkweini7740/
Nkwenui7726/
Kwaenoi772/
Kwenyoh771/
Kwaenoy771/
Qukweni771/
Nkgweni771/
K'Weiny771/
Kwena733,293/
Kwani731,113/
Kueny73970/
Kwene73969/
Kwini73508/
Kueni73248/
Gweni7398/
Cweni7322/
Qweni7311/
Kwoni735/
Ngwuenyi719/
Kwenje671,699/
Kwaini67529/
Gwanyi67399/
Kwanai67214/
Koueni67191/
Nkueni67116/
Nkwini6776/
Kuehny6771/
Khwene6750/
Khwini6738/
Gcweni6733/
Kwitny6732/
Gwenai6723/
Kuenai6721/
Kwingi6721/
Kwanei6719/
Gwegni6716/
Kwayni6714/
Kwehna6712/
Kweneh6712/
Kwoini6711/
Cwinyi679/
Kuheni678/
Quweni677/
Kwanni677/
Kuenui676/
Kkwani674/
Kuenoi674/
Kweneu674/
Kweina673/
Gwenie673/
Cwanyi672/
Kweine672/
Gwinyi672/
Kweene671/
Kuenuy671/
Kueney671/
Gwenoi671/
Kwanhy671/
Ckwene671/
Kwanuy671/
Gweani671/
Kweane671/
Kwanhi671/
Kwenee671/
Gwetni671/
Quenyi671/
Nkwiny671/
Nkueny671/
Kuengi671/
Kwegne671/
Kwonni671/
Kwanoi671/
Kwanui671/

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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 Kwenyi
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