Achelwa Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Achelwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Achelwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Achelwa Demographics

Achelwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Achelwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Achelwa is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Achelwa? popularity and diffusion

Achelwa is the 5,057,639th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Achelwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Achelwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Achelwa is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya Achelwa is most common in: Nairobi County, where 60 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 27 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 7 percent are found.

Achelwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Aclewa771/
Hachaalwa751/
Achalva7120/
Hachelbe674/
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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 Achelwa
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