Alachu Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Alachu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alachu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1211:322,63921,815
Kenya811:570,12227,144
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371

Alachu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alachu is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alachu? popularity and diffusion

Alachu is the 985,740th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alachu reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 322,639. In Uganda Alachu is mostly found in: Serere District, where 40 percent live, Kaberamaido District, where 21 percent live and Amuria District, where 17 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 31 percent live and Nigeria, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alachou929/
Galachu924/
Alyachu921/
Alacu91230/
Halachus861/
Galeachu861/
Galachui861/
Alazhu8341/
Alechu8326/
Alochu837/
Elachu835/
Halacu834/
Alaciu834/
Alakhu833/
Alacou831/
Alashu831/
Galatchui8012/
Halaicu77126/
Alashau7787/
Halazhu7760/
Ailakhu7760/
Eliachu7758/
Halakhu7710/
Alochus779/
Allakhu775/
Allaicu773/
Olaichu772/
Allashu772/
Alechhu771/
Alashou771/
Alahaju771/
Alacius771/
Alecheu771/
Galakhu771/
Alochau771/
Alazu73240/
Alasu73157/
Alaju7312/
Olacu732/
Alodchou715/
Aleakheu711/
Aloychus711/
Allechou711/
Alhajhouj67241/
Elochu67136/
Alasud67127/
Oleacu67107/
Aliasu67102/
Allasu6784/
Halasu6773/
Alaisu6731/
Alajou6721/
Alasut6716/
Elechu6711/
Alhaju679/
Alasau679/
Alashoush678/
Alyasu677/
Alasou675/
Alyasshau675/
Alazou673/
Aleasu673/
Aliazu673/
Alhasu673/
Olashu672/
Aloshu672/
Olechu672/
Alassu672/
Allaju671/
Alasiu671/
Alasus671/
Alhajshuh671/
Allouchui671/
Elaachouh671/
Galasu671/
Algasu671/
Alhazu671/

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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 Alachu
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