Achana Surname
Approximately 2,703 people bear this surname
Achana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,147 | 1:12,585 | 1,652 |
| India | 333 | 1:2,303,500 | 75,517 |
| Niger | 64 | 1:299,875 | 9,026 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Uganda | 52 | 1:750,755 | 36,601 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Guyana | 5 | 1:152,444 | 9,017 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Achana (1,892) may also be a first name.
Achana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Achana (Bengali: অর্চচনা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻴﺸﺎﻧﻪ, Hindi: अचना, Marathi: अचर्ना, Oriya: ଆଚନା) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Achana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 161,168th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,696,095 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Achana are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Achana is also the 174,772nd most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 1,892 people.
The last name Achana is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,147 people, or 1 in 12,585. Aside from Ghana it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent are found and Niger, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Achana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Achana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻴﺸﺎﻧﻪ | yshanh | - |
| Achana in the Hindi language | ||
| अचना | acana | 84.35 |
| अचाना | acana | 9.52 |
| अर्चना | arcana | 3.4 |
| अचॅना | acena | 1.36 |
| आचना | acana | 0.68 |
| अच॔ना | acana | 0.68 |
| Achana in the Marathi language | ||
| अचर्ना | acarna | 66.32 |
| आचना | acana | 9.47 |
| अचना | acana | 8.42 |
| अच्छना | acchana | 4.21 |
| अचाना | acana | 3.16 |
| रचना | racana | 2.11 |
| अ़चना | acana | 1.05 |
| अचऩ्ना | acanna | 1.05 |
| साहानी | sahani | 1.05 |
| अचन | acana | 1.05 |
| अचांना | acanna | 1.05 |
| अचंना | acanna | 1.05 |
| Achana in the Bengali language | ||
| অর্চচনা | arcacana | 50 |
| অচনা | acana | 50 |
| Achana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଚନା | acana | 42.11 |
| ଆଚାନା | acana | 23.68 |
| ଅର୍ନା | arna | 13.16 |
| ଅଚନା | acana | 13.16 |
| ଅନା | ana | 2.63 |
| ଏଚାନା | ecana | 2.63 |
| ଅଚର୍ନା | acarna | 2.63 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Achana
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