Achan Surname
Approximately 16,333 people bear this surname
Achan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8,352 | 1:4,674 | 853 |
| South Sudan | 4,227 | 1:2,701 | 529 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Malaysia | 375 | 1:78,651 | 5,581 |
| India | 315 | 1:2,435,128 | 78,411 |
| United States | 191 | 1:1,897,691 | 123,202 |
| Nigeria | 167 | 1:1,060,735 | 44,297 |
| Pakistan | 91 | 1:1,963,120 | 19,042 |
| Niger | 56 | 1:342,715 | 9,958 |
| Indonesia | 49 | 1:2,698,963 | 156,404 |
| Venezuela | 39 | 1:774,464 | 12,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 27 | 1:50,518 | 4,407 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Costa Rica | 15 | 1:318,671 | 3,310 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Oman | 5 | 1:737,594 | 6,889 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
The alternate forms: Achán (1) are calculated separately.
Achan (33,221) may also be a first name.
Achan Demographics
Average Achan Salary in
United States
$36,799 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Achan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Achan (Arabic: اتشان, Bengali: আছান, Hindi: अचन, Marathi: अचन, Oriya: ଅଚନ, Russian: Ачан) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Achán. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Achan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Achan is the 32,580th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 446,185 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Achan live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Achan is also the 25,742nd most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 33,221 people.
This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 8,352 people, or 1 in 4,674. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kiryandongo District, where 8 percent live, Gulu District, where 8 percent live and Kitgum District, where 8 percent live. Beside Uganda Achan exists in 54 countries. It is also found in South Sudan, where 26 percent live and Sudan, where 14 percent live.
Achan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Achan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Achan surname grew 1,061 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Achan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Achan surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.
Achan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.72% less than the national average, earning $36,799 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Achan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Achan in the Hindi language | ||
| अचन | acana | 91.28 |
| अच्छन | acchana | 3.43 |
| आचन | acana | 2.8 |
| अचान | acana | 1.56 |
| अच्दन | acdana | 0.31 |
| Achan in the Bengali language | ||
| আছান | achana | 55.56 |
| আচান | acana | 22.22 |
| আছন | achana | 11.11 |
| আচন | acana | 11.11 |
| Achan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଚନ | acana | 40 |
| ଆଚାନ | acana | 20 |
| ଆଚନ | acana | 20 |
| ଆଚନାଇଁ | acana'im | 10 |
| ଅଚାନ | acana | 10 |
| Achan in the Marathi language | ||
| अचन | acana | 36.89 |
| आचन | acana | 35.25 |
| अचान | acana | 7.38 |
| आच्छान | acchana | 4.92 |
| खान | khana | 4.1 |
| अचण | acana | 1.64 |
| अचाण | acana | 0.82 |
| एचन | ecana | 0.82 |
| Achan in the Russian language | ||
| Ачан | acan | - |
| Achan in the Arabic language | ||
| اتشان | atshan | - |
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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
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- 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 Achan
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