Akacho Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Akacho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akacho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3181:145,22011,656
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Akacho Last Name Facts

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

Akacho is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akacho? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 790,102nd most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,413,294 people. The last name Akacho occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akacho reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 318 people, or 1 in 145,220. In Kenya Akacho is mostly found in: Busia County, where 74 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 24 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 1 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 11 percent reside and Benin, where 0 percent reside.

Akacho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akachot922/
Akaacho921/
Akaco9120/
Akachoud86239/
Akkachot868/
Achkacho861/
Akacha833,109/
Akecho83185/
Okacho8377/
Akacou8336/
Acacho8326/
Akocho837/
Akacio835/
Ekacho833/
Akahjo831/
Akahho831/
Akaychouh808/
Akkhachod801/
Achkachou801/
Akkacha771,216/
Akatcha77150/
Hakacha77107/
Akaacha7745/
Akochou775/
Ekaicho774/
Akaicha772/
Aukacha772/
Akaczos771/
Akatsho771/
Akeacha771/
Hakakho771/
Akaca73651/
Akoco737/
Akazo734/
Akotchou7156/
Akoichou7131/
Akachach7129/
Akhachat715/
Akkachat713/
Aekhacha712/
Ackachat711/
Akouchou711/
Oukachou711/
Eakachat711/
Okecho674,035/
Okacha672,141/
Acacha67334/
Akecha67317/
Akatso6760/
Akajah6741/
Akocha6739/
Okocho6731/
Ekacha6719/
Aikaca6716/
Akazuo6712/
Akaajo676/
Akacia673/
Akajjo673/
Akoutchou672/
Eakkachat672/
Akakha671/
Hadkhacha671/
Akhoza671/
Akahza671/
Akouchoux671/
Akaica671/
Akazah671/
Akazoh671/
Aykaca671/
Aqacha671/
Okakho671/
Ekocho671/
Akokho671/

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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 Akacho
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