Achaleke Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Achaleke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achaleke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3621:57,3737,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Achaleke Last Name Facts

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

Achaleke occurs most in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Achaleke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Achaleke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 763,307th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. The last name Achaleke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Achaleke reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 362 people, or 1 in 57,373. In Cameroon Achaleke is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 97 percent reside, Centre Region, where 1 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ochaleke8811/
Acheleke885/
Achaleka881/
Achalake881/
Oichaleke8226/
Oïchaleke822/
Atchaleak821/
Otchaleke821/
Ochalek80287/
Akhalek80190/
Oitchaleke7829/
Oïtchaleke784/
Acholike759/
Ocheleke751/
Achalika751/
Echouleke711/
Ochałek67378/
Ochalik67242/
Akhalik6723/
Achalikova6716/
O'Halek679/
Ojaleke677/
Ajalike671/
Azaleqe671/
Azaleck671/
Okhalek671/

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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 Achaleke
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