Achayo Surname
Approximately 3,150 people bear this surname
Achayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,792 | 1:21,785 | 3,194 |
| Kenya | 1,154 | 1:40,017 | 4,218 |
| Tanzania | 173 | 1:306,021 | 23,488 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Achayo (213) may also be a first name.
Achayo Demographics
Achayo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Achayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Achayo is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Achayo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Achayo is the 141,462nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,313,507 people. The last name Achayo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Achayo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Achayo is also the 619,385th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 213 people.
Achayo is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,792 people, or 1 in 21,785. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kaabong District, where 13 percent reside, Abim District, where 13 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 37 percent reside and Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.
Achayo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Achayo surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Achayo
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