Achieng Surname
Approximately 207,753 people bear this surname
Achieng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 184,543 | 1:250 | 22 |
| Uganda | 22,705 | 1:1,719 | 247 |
| Tanzania | 242 | 1:218,767 | 18,242 |
| United States | 68 | 1:5,330,278 | 267,385 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| South Sudan | 25 | 1:456,603 | 797 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Achieng (39,730) may also be a first name.
Achieng Demographics
Achieng Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Achieng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achieng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Achieng is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Achieng click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achieng? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,685th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 35,078 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Achieng are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Achieng is also the 22,321st most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 39,730 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 184,543 people, or 1 in 250. In Kenya Achieng is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 22 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 18 percent are found and Siaya County, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 11 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
Achieng Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Achieng earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.96% less than the national average, earning $39,713 USD per year.
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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 Achieng
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