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
The surname Acholah is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Acholah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Acholah live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 67 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 17 percent live and Siaya County, where 17 percent live. Outside of Kenya Acholah occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent live.
Acholah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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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