Achwala Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Achwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710

Achwala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Achwala Come From? nationality or country of origin

Achwala is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Achwala.

How Common Is The Last Name Achwala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Achwala reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Achwala is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Achwala is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 100 percent live. Barring Kenya Achwala occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 40 percent live.

Achwala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Acwala924/
Ashwala8685/
Achwale865/
Ochwala863/
Achwali863/
Acwalla861/
Achwola861/
Hachwali8013/
Asshwala801/
Ashwalla801/
Aichbala800/
Aswala77118/
Ocwala7784/
Acwalo771/
Akhwale71825/
Achuela71354/
Ajwalia7133/
Aswalap7118/
Achvale715/
Akhwali714/
Ashvala713/
Hajwala713/
Aswalai713/
Atswala712/
Ochwola712/
Ajwalla712/
Aswaila711/
Ashbala711/
Ajwalah711/
Azwalia711/
Aswalat711/
Achbali711/
Ahjwale711/
Hachuela67636/
Aicevala674/
Hauzwala674/
Houzwala672/
Achuelaa671/
Hachvela671/
Goshwala671/
Ashvalah671/

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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 Achwala
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