Achewa Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Achewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Achewa (11) may also be a first name.
Achewa Demographics
Achewa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Achewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Achewa occurs most in Cameroon. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Achewa? popularity and diffusion
Achewa is the 2,237,939th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name Achewa is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Achewa live; 49 percent live in Central Africa and 49 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.
The last name Achewa is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 576,919. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 89 percent live, Southwest Region, where 8 percent live and North Region, where 3 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 40 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.
Achewa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Achewa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Achewa
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