Achefer Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Niger

Achefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Achefer (1,619) may also be a first name.

Achefer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Achefer is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Achefer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Achefer reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 191,925th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 1,619 people.

The surname Achefer is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Without taking into account Ethiopia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 21 percent live and Peru, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Acheffer932/
Acefer922/
Achafer8634/
Echefer8615/
Achifer861/
Acefe8320/
Achaffer8014/
Echaefer802/
Echeffer801/
Achafier801/
Acheafeh801/
Achife77141/
Aceffe7717/
Achefa7713/
Achefi778/
Ochefe775/
Ashefe771/
Achefy771/
Aichhofer7514/
Eichoefer751/
Hachefa71479/
Ashefei71212/
Achefay7116/
Eichhoefer7110/
Achefai717/
Ochiefe714/
Hachefi713/
Ocheife713/
Achifea713/
Achafir712/
Ascefre711/
Ochefie711/
Echafer711/
Achifeh711/
Asefere711/
Echifer711/
Achhefa711/
Ochefije67476/
Asefe678/
Haukefer678/
Acheffay676/
Ajefe676/
Echiffer675/
Ochiffer672/
Agefe672/
Azefe672/
Aachafir671/
Achafair671/
Acefi671/
Echafeur671/
Hacheifa671/
Eichhoeffer671/

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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 Achefer
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