Achesa Surname
Approximately 1,198 people bear this surname
Achesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,185 | 1:38,970 | 4,140 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
Achesa (16) may also be a first name.
Achesa Demographics
Achesa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Achesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Achesa is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achesa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 313,632nd most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,083,093 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Achesa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.
Achesa is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,185 people, or 1 in 38,970. In Kenya Achesa is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 63 percent live, Nairobi County, where 15 percent live and Bungoma County, where 9 percent live. Other than Kenya Achesa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Achesa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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 Achesa
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