Achapu Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Achapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Achapu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Achapu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Achapu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Achapu is the 2,136,387th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Achapu live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria Achapu is most frequent in: Delta, where 51 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Ogun, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atchapu9231/
Achapou921/
Acapu9112/
Ashapu83205/
Achopu8325/
Echapu833/
Hacapu831/
Ochapu831/
Aashapu7729/
Ashadpu774/
Otchapu773/
Hechapu773/
Ajchepu773/
Hacaapu771/
Echaipu771/
Athhapu771/
Ashaupu771/
Ashapau771/
Achhepu771/
Asapu732,626/
Acopu7393/
Ajapu7337/
Ocapu736/
Hechhapu713/
Aushadpu711/
Aasapu67148/
Ojhapu6742/
Echepu678/
Ochepu674/
Ajaipu674/
Atchoupou673/
Assapu673/
Asapou672/
Aisapu672/
Asapau672/
Gasapu671/
Echopu671/
Asaapu671/
Aseapu671/
Asaphu671/
Oshapu671/

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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 Achapu
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