Achonga Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Achonga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 64 | 1:609,989 | 32,257 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Achonga (17) may also be a first name.
Achonga Demographics
Achonga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Achonga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achonga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Achonga occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Achonga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,273,756th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Achonga live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Achonga is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 17 people.
The last name Achonga is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 609,989. In Uganda Achonga is mostly found in: Moroto District, where 86 percent reside, Lira District, where 9 percent reside and Kaabong District, where 2 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.
Achonga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly 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 Achonga
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