Achaye Surname
Approximately 402 people bear this surname
Achaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 348 | 1:112,182 | 10,900 |
| Ivory Coast | 47 | 1:490,877 | 15,694 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Achaye (63) may also be a first name.
Achaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Achaye (Marathi: आचायर्) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 723,769th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,128,224 people. The surname Achaye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Achaye live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most numerous first name internationally, held by 63 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 348 people, or 1 in 112,182. In Uganda Achaye is primarily found in: Kiryandongo District, where 19 percent live, Buliisa District, where 12 percent live and Kampala District, where 9 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Achaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Achaye in the Marathi language | ||
| आचायर् | acayar | - |
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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 Achaye
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