Acheke Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Acheke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Acheke (16) may also be a first name.
Acheke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Acheke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Acheke is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Acheke? popularity and diffusion
Acheke is the 2,555,468th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Acheke is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Acheke are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 65 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent are found and Kogi, where 13 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Acheke
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