Achar Surname
Approximately 21,117 people bear this surname
Achar Surname User-submission:
It's a surname given to the people of the Vishwakarma caste of the Hindu religion. It's most common in the South Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu.
Achar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 10,100 | 1:17,688 | 1,075 |
| India | 3,492 | 1:219,664 | 13,009 |
| Paraguay | 1,554 | 1:4,657 | 409 |
| Algeria | 1,285 | 1:30,063 | 5,501 |
| Uganda | 1,076 | 1:36,282 | 4,750 |
| Kenya | 928 | 1:49,763 | 5,070 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| United Arab Emirates | 354 | 1:25,882 | 2,904 |
| Argentina | 342 | 1:124,981 | 10,556 |
| United States | 233 | 1:1,555,618 | 105,142 |
| Nigeria | 212 | 1:835,579 | 36,885 |
| Mexico | 200 | 1:620,631 | 10,132 |
| Brazil | 121 | 1:1,769,209 | 57,430 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Uruguay | 28 | 1:122,563 | 11,386 |
| Niger | 22 | 1:872,364 | 19,806 |
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Achar (11,780) may also be a first name.
Achar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It's a surname given to the people of the Vishwakarma caste of the Hindu religion. It's most common in the South Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu.
- krishnachar3Achar Demographics
Average Male Achar Height
170.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Achar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Achar (Bengali: আছার, Hindi: आचार, Marathi: आचार, Oriya: ଆଚାର, Russian: Ачар, Tibetan: ཨ་ཅར།) is most common in Pakistan. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Achar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Achar is the 25,522nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 345,103 people. The surname Achar is primarily found in Asia, where 69 percent of Achar live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 54,884th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 11,780 people.
This last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 10,100 people, or 1 in 17,688. In Pakistan Achar is mostly found in: Sindh, where 95 percent reside, Balochistan, where 5 percent reside and Punjab, where 0 percent reside. Barring Pakistan it occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside and Paraguay, where 7 percent reside.
Achar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Achar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Achar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Achar surname are 10.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.89% registered with the political party.
Achar earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.04% more than the national average, earning $53,520 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Achar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Achar in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་ཅར། | achar | - |
| Achar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଚାର | acara | 92.86 |
| େଶଖର | esakhara | 7.14 |
| Achar in the Hindi language | ||
| आचार | acara | 81.63 |
| अचार | acara | 13.27 |
| अचर | acara | 4.34 |
| आचर | acara | 0.26 |
| अछार | achara | 0.26 |
| Achar in the Marathi language | ||
| आचार | acara | 59.74 |
| अचर | acara | 21.45 |
| आचर | acara | 8.91 |
| अचार | acara | 4.62 |
| आचायर् | acayar | 1.98 |
| एचर | ecara | 0.99 |
| एचऱ | ecara | 0.66 |
| अचारी | acari | 0.66 |
| Achar in the Bengali language | ||
| আছার | achara | 57.14 |
| আচার | acara | 28.57 |
| আচর | acara | 14.29 |
| Achar in the Russian language | ||
| Ачар | acar | - |
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