Aketch Surname
Approximately 13,888 people bear this surname
Aketch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 9,043 | 1:4,317 | 776 |
| Kenya | 4,806 | 1:9,609 | 1,231 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Aketch (665) may also be a first name.
Aketch Demographics
Aketch Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Aketch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aketch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aketch is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Aketch? popularity and diffusion
Aketch is the 37,911th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 524,737 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Aketch live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Aketch is also the 321,817th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 665 people.
The surname Aketch is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 9,043 people, or 1 in 4,317. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Tororo District, where 78 percent are found, Bugiri District, where 4 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 35 percent are found and Sudan, where 0 percent are found.
Aketch Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (97%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aketche | 92 | 4 | / |
| Akech | 91 | 70,132 | / |
| Asketche | 86 | 9 | / |
| Oketch | 83 | 29,446 | / |
| Akatch | 83 | 456 | / |
| Akeche | 83 | 411 | / |
| Akotch | 83 | 68 | / |
| Akitch | 83 | 5 | / |
| Hakech | 83 | 3 | / |
| Eketch | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akehch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akeech | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akkech | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akeych | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akeach | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akec | 80 | 3,246 | / |
| Akkeche | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akheche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akechhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akkatch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haikech | 77 | 1 | / |
| O'Ketch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oketche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okech | 73 | 28,435 | / |
| Akich | 73 | 77 | / |
| Akkec | 73 | 7 | / |
| Akeci | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oketc | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akedc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akiec | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okatch | 67 | 1,269 | / |
| Okotch | 67 | 530 | / |
| Okeche | 67 | 21 | / |
| Acketz | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hakets | 67 | 12 | / |
| Eakets | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akiche | 67 | 8 | / |
| Akeezh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akhych | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ockech | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okeech | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okitch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okechh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akaich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ackich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakych | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akkich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akithj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ackets | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Aketch
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