Achen Surname
Approximately 9,137 people bear this surname
Achen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8,117 | 1:4,810 | 882 |
| United States | 425 | 1:852,845 | 64,957 |
| Nigeria | 136 | 1:1,302,520 | 51,596 |
| Malaysia | 82 | 1:359,686 | 19,062 |
| Canada | 81 | 1:454,884 | 39,362 |
| Denmark | 75 | 1:75,263 | 7,389 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Luxembourg | 40 | 1:14,514 | 3,173 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 75 | 1:669,582 | 43,760 |
The alternate forms: Achén (1) are calculated separately.
Achen (625) may also be a first name.
Achen Demographics
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Achen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Achen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺷﻦ, Hindi: आचेन, Marathi: अचेन, Tibetan: ཨ་ཆེན།) is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant: Achén. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Achen? popularity and diffusion
Achen is the 55,571st most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 797,586 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Achen reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Achen is also the 333,332nd most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 625 people.
Achen is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 8,117 people, or 1 in 4,810. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kotido District, where 18 percent live, Abim District, where 10 percent live and Serere District, where 6 percent live. Outside of Uganda Achen exists in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Achen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Achen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Achen last name rose 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Achen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Achen last name are 23.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.13% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Achen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.03% more than the national average, earning $47,907 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.13% more than the national average, earning $59,189 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Achen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Achen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﺷﻦ | ashn | - |
| Achen in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་ཆེན། | achen | - |
| Achen in the Marathi language | ||
| अचेन | acena | - |
| Achen in the Hindi language | ||
| आचेन | acena | 50 |
| अचेन | acena | 50 |
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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 Achen
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