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) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Achaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Achaka is the 556,360th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 12,740,465 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 used first name world-wide. It is borne by 51 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 528,784. In Nigeria Achaka is most frequent in: Bauchi, where 30 percent reside, Benue, where 13 percent reside and Plateau, where 13 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 24 percent reside and Benin, where 8 percent reside.
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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