Achetu Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Achetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Achetu (971) may also be a first name.

Achetu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Achetu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Achetu.

How Common Is The Last Name Achetu? popularity and diffusion

Achetu is the 2,979,664th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Achetu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Achetu live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 258,685th most prevalent given name internationally, held by 971 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 88 percent are found, Lagos, where 5 percent are found and Kano, where 3 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achetou92408/
Achettu9226/
Achietu9211/
Acetu9130/
Hachethu86118/
Aichetou86111/
Aïchetou861/
Ashetu8371/
Akhetu8348/
Gacetu8337/
Echetu8311/
Achatu836/
Ochetu833/
Achotu832/
Achitu832/
Gaichetou8084/
Hachhethu806/
Aitchetou804/
Achettouh804/
Haichetou803/
Aichettou801/
Aishetu77905/
Aceituj7781/
Aichatu7717/
Aushetu779/
Aceytuj779/
Hachitu775/
Ashethu773/
Hashetu772/
Hachatu771/
Aiscetu771/
Achitou771/
Ashietu771/
Ashettu771/
Achhotu771/
Accettu771/
Asheitu771/
Agetu73404/
Ajetu73265/
Azetu73212/
Aketu7381/
Asetu7330/
Acitu731/
Hachitou712/
Asheitou711/
Achaitou711/
Aihshetu711/
Aishettu711/
Aichaitu711/
Ouchettou67651/
Echatu6751/
Aisetu6748/
Ashitu678/
Agettu678/
Ochotu677/
Akietu676/
Hazetu675/
Aketou674/
Gasetu674/
Aichaitou673/
Echotu673/
Gacitu673/
Akethu672/
Asetou672/
Echitu672/
Hasetu672/
Gaichitou671/
Hagetu671/
Aketut671/
Akettu671/
Asietu671/
Azeteu671/
Acituj671/
Ajetou671/
Ochatu671/
Aketus671/
Ausetu671/

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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 Achetu
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