Achanja Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Achanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Achanja (6) may also be a first name.
Achanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Achanja is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Achanja is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Achanja is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Achanja reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 6 people.
The surname Achanja is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Achanja is primarily found in: Kisumu County, where 50 percent live and Migori County, where 50 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.
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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 Achanja
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