Achawo Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Achawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Achawo Last Name Facts

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

Achawo is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Achawo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Achawo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Achawo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Achawo is most frequent in: Pallisa District, where 40 percent are found, Buyende District, where 20 percent are found and Ngora District, where 20 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Acawo9112/
Achawout861/
Achabo83184/
Achawa8317/
Achowo837/
Ashawo837/
Achewo833/
Atchabo77567/
Atchowo7759/
Achabou7755/
Atchawa777/
Aschawa774/
Achaibo773/
Hachawa772/
Achavod771/
Achawua771/
Achaboi771/
Achabuo771/
Achowoh771/
Achowou771/
Achawah771/
Asawo73454/
Azawo736/
Acawa732/
Ocawo731/
Achaibou712,342/
Achhabou714/
Atchowou712/
Aichabou711/
Atchabou711/
Achaïbou711/
Achaybou711/
Achawuah711/
Aachabou711/
Ochavo671,340/
Achoba67873/
Achaba67529/
Achahabou67276/
Acheva67199/
Ashawa6794/
Achewa6772/
Achava6771/
Ashowo6756/
Ochabo6752/
Aisawo6751/
Ochowo6749/
Achova6739/
Oshawo6727/
Achowa6724/
Achobo6721/
Ashabo6716/
Ajawuo6710/
Achovo679/
Achová678/
Assawo677/
Achevo676/
Echavo676/
Aichaibou676/
Atsawo675/
Akhawa675/
Echawa673/
Ajaiwo672/
Ajawoh672/
Ajawou671/
Asiawo671/
Asawot671/
Echowo671/
Hacawa671/
Asahwo671/
Azawou671/
Ajjawo671/
Echewo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Achawo
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