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 surname Achaka (Hindi: आचका, Marathi: आचका) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Achaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Achaka is the 556,360th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. Achaka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Achaka are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 51 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 335 people, or 1 in 528,784. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bauchi, where 30 percent live, Benue, where 13 percent live and Plateau, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 24 percent live and Benin, where 8 percent live.
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
- 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 Achaka
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