Acholia Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Acholia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 72 | 1:542,212 | 30,029 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Acholia (29) may also be a first name.
Acholia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Acholia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Acholia is most common in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Acholia? popularity and diffusion
Acholia is the 2,091,648th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name Acholia is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Acholia live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 29 people.
The surname Acholia is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 542,212. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Amudat District, where 97 percent reside, Katakwi District, where 1 percent reside and Moyo District, where 1 percent reside. Barring Uganda Acholia exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Acholia
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