Achafa Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Achafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 115 | 1:166,887 | 6,016 |
| Benin | 33 | 1:313,200 | 25,349 |
Achafa (99) may also be a first name.
Achafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Achafa is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Achafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,447,279th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Achafa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 951,070th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 99 people.
The last name Achafa is most common in Niger, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 166,887. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 75 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 12 percent live and Zinder Region, where 9 percent live. Outside of Niger Achafa occurs in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 22 percent live.
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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 Achafa
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