Achefu Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Achefu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Achefu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achefu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Achefu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Achefu.
How Common Is The Last Name Achefu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Achefu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Achefu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achiefu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Achefou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Echefu | 83 | 2,474 | / |
| Ochefu | 83 | 912 | / |
| Achafu | 83 | 46 | / |
| Ashefu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Achifu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Acefuy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Echiefu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Echeefu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Euchefu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ochiefu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Achafui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Echefou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ocheifu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asefu | 73 | 20,514 | / |
| Ajefu | 73 | 742 | / |
| Acifu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Agefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Assefu | 67 | 6,926 | / |
| Echofu | 67 | 88 | / |
| Ochofu | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ashifu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ochifu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Akeafu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Akefou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aseffu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Asefau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Echifu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oshefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asiefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajefuh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Achefu
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