Achew Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Achew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Achew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Achew is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Achew? popularity and diffusion

The surname Achew is the 4,427,875th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Achew are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 65 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 2,268,787. In Malaysia Achew is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 69 percent reside, Perak, where 23 percent reside and Malacca, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia Achew is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Achew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Achew has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aychew914,509/
Acheaw91515/
Achewe913/
Aichew911/
Acheew911/
Atchew911/
Acew891/
Hatchew8388/
Auschew833/
Aychewe832/
Gaschew831/
Augchew831/
Aschiew830/
Aucheyw830/
Achev80132/
Acheb80114/
Ashew8020/
Ackew8018/
Ochew806/
Gacew805/
Ahkew805/
Achiw802/
Akcew801/
Ascew801/
Akhew801/
Adschiew773/
Hauchews771/
Gachev73527/
Acheva73199/
Achief73196/
Hachef73181/
Achife73141/
Acheff7353/
Acheev7341/
Achheb7321/
Achiwe7321/
Akheew7310/
Ochiew737/
Ochewe736/
Achiev735/
Akchev735/
Aacheb734/
Acheif734/
Aschev733/
Hachev733/
Auchev732/
Atchev732/
Hacheb732/
Ashkew731/
Hashew731/
Gachef731/
Achkef731/
Ochkew731/
Aukhew731/
Askhew731/
Hascew730/
Gacheva67635/
Acef67148/
Akew6785/
Acev6773/
Haichev6767/
Ahchiev6763/
Achkeev6750/
Gatchev6728/
Ascheva6728/
Aceb6726/
Ashchev6720/
Azew6717/
Gaychev6717/
Asew6711/
Ahachev678/
Auchiev676/
Hacheva676/
Aucheva675/
Auschev674/
Haychev673/
Aycheva672/
Akcheev672/
Gaschev672/
Aqew671/
Hakheaw671/
Hasheew671/
Hatcheb671/
Gauchev671/
Goschew671/
Gacheev671/
Gadchef671/
Atcheev671/
Acheheb671/
Gasheaw671/
Ocew671/
Gasehew671/
Haushew670/
Gadshew670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Achew
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis