Acholam Surname
4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Acholam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atcholeam | 88 | 1 | / |
| Achalam | 86 | 20 | / |
| Achelam | 86 | 10 | / |
| Asholam | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ocholam | 86 | 4 | / |
| Achellam | 80 | 34 | / |
| Hachalam | 80 | 11 | / |
| Acholian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aachalam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Acalam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Acolom | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ocolam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ashalam | 71 | 483 | / |
| Achalan | 71 | 10 | / |
| Aicalam | 71 | 9 | / |
| Akhalam | 71 | 8 | / |
| Hacalam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Asholan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gatchaliam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ocholan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aidchaleam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ocholom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Acsalam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Acalaim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asoolam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Acholoun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ochollom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akhalame | 67 | 4 | / |
| Achalane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Assoulam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahajalam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Assolame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashaalam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajhaalam | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Acholam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis