Achakara Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Achakara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achakara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1221:319,99421,696
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Achakara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Achakara is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Achakara? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,422,956th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name Achakara occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Achakara are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Achakara is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 319,994. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Serere District, where 28 percent reside, Pallisa District, where 23 percent reside and Amuria District, where 13 percent reside. Other than Uganda Achakara occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and Kenya, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achakarat942/
Acakara93592/
Echakara88334/
Aicakara8852/
Ochakara8823/
Achakari8814/
Achakera8813/
Acakarah881/
Achakare881/
Aicakkara823/
Achacaray822/
Achakkari821/
Ocakara8075/
Azakara801/
Acheukarah781/
Achakoro7536/
Atttchacara741/
Acheikgarga741/
Achakouri71137/
Achecaray716/
Ouchekara711/
Achoukairi67136/
Ajakora675/
Atchoukari672/
Ocakaro671/

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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 Achakara
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