Achek Surname
Approximately 883 people bear this surname
Achek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 405 | 1:95,387 | 14,461 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Cameroon | 99 | 1:209,789 | 21,424 |
| Niger | 60 | 1:319,867 | 9,444 |
| Malaysia | 55 | 1:536,259 | 26,457 |
| Tunisia | 21 | 1:29,077 | 4,362 |
| Burkina Faso | 17 | 1:1,079,535 | 10,589 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Achek (242) may also be a first name.
Achek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Achek (Russian: Ачек) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Achek.
How Common Is The Last Name Achek? popularity and diffusion
The surname Achek is the 398,612th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,253,166 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Achek live; 64 percent live in North Africa and 64 percent live in Mahgreb. Achek is also the 574,510th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 242 people.
Achek is most widely held in Algeria, where it is held by 405 people, or 1 in 95,387. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Tissemsilt Province, where 59 percent live, Tlemcen Province, where 22 percent live and Aïn Defla Province, where 19 percent live. Aside from Algeria this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 15 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.
Achek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Achek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Achek last name contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Achek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Achek in the Russian language | ||
| Ачек | acek | - |
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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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- 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 Achek
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