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 or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Achana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 161,168th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,696,095 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Achana reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Achana is also the 174,772nd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 1,892 people.
Achana is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,147 people, or 1 in 12,585. Barring Ghana this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found 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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- 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 Achana
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