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
Achar Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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།) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Achar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 25,522nd most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 345,103 people. The surname Achar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Achar live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Achar is also the 54,884th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 11,780 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 10,100 people, or 1 in 17,688. In Pakistan Achar is primarily found in: Sindh, where 95 percent are found, Balochistan, where 5 percent are found and Punjab, where 0 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this last name occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent are found and Paraguay, where 7 percent are found.
Achar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Achar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Achar last name increased 1,371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Achar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Achar surname are 10.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.89% registered to vote for 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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