Achaka Surname
Approximately 572 people bear this surname
Achaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 335 | 1:528,784 | 26,031 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Benin | 45 | 1:229,680 | 20,839 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Achaka (51) may also be a first name.
Achaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Achaka (Hindi: आचका, Marathi: आचका) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Achaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 556,360th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 12,740,465 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Achaka live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Achaka is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 51 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 528,784. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bauchi, where 30 percent are found, Benue, where 13 percent are found and Plateau, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 24 percent are found and Benin, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Achaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Achaka in the Marathi language | ||
| आचका | acaka | - |
| Achaka in the Hindi language | ||
| आचका | acaka | 50 |
| अचका | acaka | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Achaka
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