Achelu Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Achelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518

Achelu (12) may also be a first name.

Achelu Last Name Facts

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

Achelu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Achelu.

How Common Is The Last Name Achelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Achelu is the 2,776,799th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Achelu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Achelu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common given name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Achelu is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 975,982. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Serere District, where 75 percent are found, Kaberamaido District, where 5 percent are found and Kampala District, where 5 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achelus92145/
Achellu926/
Acheluz925/
Acheslu921/
Acelu9161/
Achelous86129/
Achelius863/
Atchellu863/
Achellus861/
Acheliuh861/
Achalu832,703/
Acelus83167/
Echelu83143/
Achilu83115/
Acholu8339/
Ochelu833/
Ashelu832/
Auchelius804/
Achelouyi802/
Achellius801/
Atchelaud801/
Achholu777/
Asheelu777/
Echellu776/
Acholou776/
Achilou775/
Achilhu773/
Achaalu773/
Achhalu771/
Acchilu771/
Achollu771/
Achhilu771/
Akheelu771/
Echelau771/
Achilus771/
Achiolu771/
Achalau771/
Hachalu771/
Achilau771/
Ochelus771/
Atchilu771/
Aucelus771/
Auchilu770/
Atchelouyi751/
Agelu73511/
Aselu73238/
Azelu73151/
Acilu7397/
Akelu7336/
Ajelu738/
Ocelu731/
Achileus7197/
Hachilou717/
Achilius715/
Achillus712/
Echellou711/
Achiolou711/
Achhaalu711/
Agelou6799/
Echolu6779/
Agellu6737/
Akelou6735/
Axelou6725/
Echalu6724/
Gaichuilu6723/
Ocelus6720/
Ochalu6720/
Akhilu6717/
Echilu6717/
Achilleus6715/
Ocholu6714/
Asealu678/
Akeelu677/
Oshelu677/
Ashilu675/
Ahkilu674/
Ochilu673/
Acelho673/
Aikelu673/
Aqeelu672/
Hakelu672/
Hajelu671/
Augelu671/
Acleou671/
Aggelu671/
Akkelu671/
Ajellu671/
Aseelu671/
Ajealu671/
Azealu671/
Ageleu671/
Hatchilou671/
Ocelui671/
Acilus671/

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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 Achelu
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