Acholah Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Acholah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Acholah Demographics
Acholah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Acholah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Acholah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Acholah is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Acholah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Acholah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Acholah are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Acholah is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 67 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 17 percent reside and Siaya County, where 17 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent reside.
Acholah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Acholah 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 Acholah
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