Nakeny Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nakeny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakeny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1591:245,53018,354
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nakeny (57) may also be a first name.

Nakeny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nakeny is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakeny? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,333,288th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname 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. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 57 people.

It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 245,530. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kaabong District, where 38 percent reside, Moroto District, where 27 percent reside and Napak District, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name is found 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 adherence of those carrying the Nakeny surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakieny921,146/
Nakenyi9245/
Ngakeny921/
Naikeny921/
Nakeiny921/
Nakeeny921/
Nnakenyi86259/
Ngakenyi861/
Nakienyi861/
Nakene83638/
Nakena83446/
Nakeni83127/
Nnakeanyi801/
Naykene77858/
Ngakeni77249/
Nakinyi77122/
Nakkena77116/
Nakenge7771/
Nakenoi7717/
Gnakeni777/
Naikeni776/
Nakiene776/
Nakeena775/
Nakheni772/
Ngakene772/
Naikena771/
Nacheny771/
Nakeyne771/
Nakenje771/
Nakiney771/
Nakeene771/
Naikiny771/
Nakyonyi711,177/
Naikinyi718/
Nagkheni716/
Nachenyi714/
Ngokenyi712/
Nakheeni711/
Ngnakene711/
Nakini67795/
Nokena6722/
Nokeni677/
Nokene676/
Nakine674/
Nnakyonyi672/
Nakitenne672/
Nacene672/
Naceheniy671/

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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
  • 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