Achagba Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Achagba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achagba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3371:525,64625,906
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Achagba (123) may also be a first name.

Achagba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Achagba has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Achagba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Achagba is the 793,288th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. Achagba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Achagba live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 840,349th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 123 people.

The last name Achagba is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 337 people, or 1 in 525,646. In Nigeria Achagba is most common in: Benue, where 50 percent reside, Imo, where 28 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Achagba occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Achagba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Achagba last name is primarily Christian (83%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis