Acholi Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Acholi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 60 | 1:650,655 | 33,621 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Acholi (51) may also be a first name.
Acholi Demographics
Acholi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Acholi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Acholi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Acholi (Marathi: अचोली) occurs most in Uganda. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Acholi? popularity and diffusion
Acholi is the 1,894,523rd most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. Acholi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Acholi live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Acholi is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 51 people.
The last name Acholi is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 650,655. In Uganda Acholi is most common in: Alebtong District, where 30 percent are found, Apac District, where 15 percent are found and Dokolo District, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Acholi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Acholi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Acholi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.05% less than the national average, earning $37,950 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Acholi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Acholi in the Marathi language | ||
| अचोली | acoli | 80 |
| अचोळी | acoli | 20 |
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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 Acholi
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