Achesi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Achesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Achesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Achesi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Achesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Achesi is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Achesi is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Achesi live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Achesi is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 50 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and Peru, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achesei921/
Achese83152/
Achisi8325/
Ochesi831/
Achegi831/
Ochesih776/
Akhesih774/
Achedji774/
Achease773/
Aicheji771/
Acheseh771/
Aucheji771/
Akesi7397/
Aichedji7127/
Aïchedji7111/
Aîchedji712/
Ochegi67412/
Acheje67173/
Achigi6758/
Achije6743/
Ochisi6741/
Ocheji6739/
Achise6728/
Akhisi6721/
Hakesi6718/
Achege6714/
Achige6711/
Akesit679/
Akiesi678/
Akeesi677/
Ochese677/
Achiji675/
Akesih674/
Achize673/
Aikesi671/
Aukesi671/
Hokesi671/

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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 Achesi
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