Nakeny Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Nakeny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 159 | 1:245,530 | 18,354 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nakeny (57) may also be a first name.
Nakeny Demographics
Nakeny Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nakeny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakeny Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakeny occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nakeny.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakeny? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,333,288th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The last name Nakeny occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakeny are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nakeny is also the 1,308,380th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 57 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 245,530. In Uganda Nakeny is most prevalent in: Kaabong District, where 38 percent reside, Moroto District, where 27 percent reside and Napak District, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Nakeny Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakieny | 92 | 1,146 | / |
| Nakenyi | 92 | 45 | / |
| Ngakeny | 92 | 1 | / |
| Naikeny | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nakeiny | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nakeeny | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nnakenyi | 86 | 259 | / |
| Ngakenyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nakienyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nakene | 83 | 638 | / |
| Nakena | 83 | 446 | / |
| Nakeni | 83 | 127 | / |
| Nnakeanyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naykene | 77 | 858 | / |
| Ngakeni | 77 | 249 | / |
| Nakinyi | 77 | 122 | / |
| Nakkena | 77 | 116 | / |
| Nakenge | 77 | 71 | / |
| Nakenoi | 77 | 17 | / |
| Gnakeni | 77 | 7 | / |
| Naikeni | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nakiene | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nakeena | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nakheni | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngakene | 77 | 2 | / |
| Naikena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nacheny | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakeyne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakenje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakiney | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakeene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naikiny | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakyonyi | 71 | 1,177 | / |
| Naikinyi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nagkheni | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nachenyi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngokenyi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nakheeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngnakene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakini | 67 | 795 | / |
| Nokena | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nokeni | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nokene | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nakine | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nnakyonyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nakitenne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nacene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naceheniy | 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 Nakeny
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