Acholah Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Acholah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Acholah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Acholah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Acholah is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Acholah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Acholah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Acholah reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Acholah is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is most common in: Nairobi County, where 67 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 17 percent reside and Siaya County, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent reside.

Acholah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achollah939/
Achola9227,398/
Acholla86256/
Ocholah86229/
Atchola86114/
Acholia8681/
Achotla8667/
Acholoh8645/
Gachola862/
Achalah862/
Achoola862/
Achelah862/
Acholai861/
Achoela861/
Hachola861/
Ochollah80317/
Achoulia8038/
Gauchola8026/
Hachoola8022/
Achalath806/
Atcholla804/
Achallah801/
Acholiat801/
Ochola7729,105/
Acholo771,815/
Achala771,206/
Echola7763/
Achela7717/
Akhola776/
Achoulias7556/
Ocholla712,367/
Achalla71541/
Atchala71496/
Achalat71193/
Gachala71137/
Hachala7196/
Echoola7176/
Aachala7154/
Achhala7146/
Achella7128/
Acholei7122/
Atcholo7115/
Ocholia7115/
Achaala7111/
Achalai718/
Achalia717/
Acholou716/
Hachoła714/
Achalya712/
Ochoola711/
Ocholea711/
Achatla711/
Achhela711/
Achaloh711/
Achollo711/
Achalau711/
Otchola711/
Achalas711/
Gochola711/
Ochojla711/
Echolia711/
Acheula711/
Achelai711/
Achalay711/
Aichela711/
Ajola67180/
Achautla67123/
Hachaala6763/
Aachalla6734/
Atcholou6715/
Ajhoilay6714/
Achchala6712/
Gouchola678/
Hachalla676/
Atchalla675/
Aachella673/
Achhaala673/
Ochojlia671/
Achalloh671/
Acholley671/
Achhalla671/
Atchaala671/
Aychalla671/
Achelhaj671/
Hajollah671/
Hacheula671/
Achallia671/
Acholoit671/

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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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  • 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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