Achoke Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Achoke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 80 | 1:577,249 | 27,285 |
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
Achoke (33) may also be a first name.
Achoke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achoke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Achoke is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Achoke? popularity and diffusion
Achoke is the 1,214,709th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Achoke are found; 41 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Achoke is also the 1,807,719th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 33 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: West Pokot County, where 98 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found.
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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 Achoke
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