Achela Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Achela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Achela (125) may also be a first name.
Achela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Achela (Hindi: अचेला, Marathi: अचेला, Tibetan: ཨེ་ཅི་ལ།) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achela? popularity and diffusion
Achela is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Achela is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Achela are found; 47 percent are found in East Africa and 29 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 832,731st most commonly used given name globally It is held by 125 people.
The surname Achela is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Achela is primarily found in: Lira District, where 63 percent reside, Kampala District, where 13 percent reside and Namayingo District, where 13 percent reside. Not including Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Greece, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Achela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Achela in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨེ་ཅི་ལ། | échila | - |
| Achela in the Marathi language | ||
| अचेला | acela | - |
| Achela in the Hindi language | ||
| अचेला | acela | 50 |
| अचॅला | acela | 50 |
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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 Achela
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