Swekenyi Surname

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

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Swekenyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swekenyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Swekenyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swekenyi is found most in Kenya. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swekenyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swekenyi is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Swekenyi is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Swekenyi are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 44 percent live, Bungoma County, where 11 percent live and Kakamega County, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live.

Swekenyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Swekenyi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swekeni935/
Sweikeni881/
Swekini801/
Swekene801/
Suekeni801/
Shwekani757/
Swakenai754/
Shweikani71275/
Sveceny6730/
Suekini679/
Sveceni673/
Swikani671/
Swakani671/
Shwikani634/
Shwikany631/
Shwaikani592/
Shwaikany592/
Sveckiene591/
Suekane53542/
Svikoni532/
Suekaina501/

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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 Swekenyi
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