Achagba Surname
Approximately 355 people bear this surname
Achagba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 337 | 1:525,646 | 25,906 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Achagba (123) may also be a first name.
Achagba Demographics
Achagba Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Achagba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achagba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Achagba is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Achagba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achagba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Achagba is the 793,288th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Achagba reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 840,349th most commonly held first name globally, held by 123 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 337 people, or 1 in 525,646. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 50 percent are found, Imo, where 28 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Achagba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Achagba surname is principally Christian (83%) in Nigeria.
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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 Achagba
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