Achafi Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Achafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger181:1,066,22323,213
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Achafi (258) may also be a first name.

Achafi Last Name Facts

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

Achafi is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Achafi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Achafi is the 4,116,508th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Achafi are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Achafi is also the 554,411th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 258 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,066,223. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 83 percent are found, Diffa Region, where 11 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 6 percent are found. Besides Niger it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 17 percent are found and Spain, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achafai922/
Hachafi921/
Achafui921/
Achafiz921/
Aichafi921/
Achaffis861/
Atchaffi861/
Achchafi861/
Echafi83703/
Achafa83148/
Ashafi8358/
Achefi838/
Akhafi837/
Ahsafi832/
Achafe832/
Achafé831/
Achchafai801/
Aitchafai801/
Aitchafhi801/
Echafai77423/
Echafiy77170/
Hashafi7744/
Achafer7734/
Achaffa7725/
Asshafi7714/
Echafei779/
Achefai777/
Achaffe775/
Echafii775/
Aushafi774/
Ashafie774/
Hachefi773/
Atchafe771/
Ashaafi771/
Achafeh771/
Achafey771/
Achoufi771/
Asahafi771/
A'Hafiz771/
Hachafa771/
Ashafiz771/
Asafi731,509/
Azafi738/
Ajafi731/
Achaffer7114/
Azzahafi714/
Echaffai714/
Assahafi713/
Atchofii711/
Acheafeh711/
Achaufer711/
Achaffay711/
Achafaya711/
Ajhafiss711/
Ahadsofi711/
Achaffed711/
Echafaai711/
Ashafa675,568/
Assafi672,386/
Oshafi671,149/
Hasafi67338/
Hazafi67289/
Ashofi67124/
Ashafe6771/
Ahsofi6760/
Gasafi6720/
Hasofi6719/
Ausafi6719/
Hajafi6712/
Asafii6710/
Azzafi6710/
Aisafi677/
Asaifi675/
Achofa675/
Hachchafe674/
Achofe674/
Echefi673/
Aasafi672/
Hajshafie672/
Ajayfi672/
Asiafi672/
Azaffi671/
Achefy671/
Acafee671/
Ashafy671/
Okhafi671/
Ochofi671/
Acaffa671/
Asaffi671/
Ochafa671/
Asafie671/
Achofy671/
Oxhafi671/
Acsafe671/

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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 Achafi
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