Achuku Surname
Approximately 660 people bear this surname
Achuku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 322 | 1:121,240 | 11,500 |
| Nigeria | 226 | 1:783,818 | 35,180 |
| Kenya | 111 | 1:416,035 | 22,860 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Achuku (230) may also be a first name.
Achuku Demographics
Achuku Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Achuku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achuku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Achuku occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Achuku? popularity and diffusion
The last name Achuku is the 499,041st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 11,041,736 people. Achuku is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Achuku live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 591,855th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 230 people.
The last name Achuku is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 322 people, or 1 in 121,240. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Abim District, where 77 percent live, Kotido District, where 12 percent live and Busia District, where 7 percent live. Beside Uganda Achuku exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 34 percent live and Kenya, where 17 percent live.
Achuku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Achuku surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aachuku | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gachuku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Acuku | 91 | 413 | / |
| Achoukou | 86 | 73 | / |
| Achoukeu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Achiku | 83 | 443 | / |
| Ochuku | 83 | 171 | / |
| Acukcu | 83 | 74 | / |
| Echuku | 83 | 60 | / |
| Achoku | 83 | 20 | / |
| Atchoukou | 80 | 191 | / |
| Atchoukeu | 80 | 116 | / |
| Atchoukui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Achieku | 77 | 7 | / |
| Uochuku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atchouckeu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ocuku | 73 | 316 | / |
| Azuku | 73 | 133 | / |
| Acucu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Acoku | 73 | 5 | / |
| Achoucou | 71 | 36 | / |
| Atsuku | 67 | 312 | / |
| Echiku | 67 | 128 | / |
| Ochoku | 67 | 68 | / |
| Ochiku | 67 | 5 | / |
| Atchoucou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ochucu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajouku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aichoucou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acuucu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hazuku | 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 Achuku
- 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