Achamou Surname
Approximately 842 people bear this surname
Achamou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 827 | 1:12,498 | 1,697 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Achamou (195) may also be a first name.
Achamou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achamou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Achamou is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achamou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 413,768th most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,655,043 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Achamou are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 649,894th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 195 people.
Achamou is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 827 people, or 1 in 12,498. In Benin Achamou is most numerous in: Plateau Department, where 65 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 25 percent live and Littoral Department, where 5 percent live. Excluding Benin Achamou occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 1 percent live and Niger, where 0 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 Achamou
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