Achia Surname
Approximately 12,968 people bear this surname
Achia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8,878 | 1:4,397 | 789 |
| Bangladesh | 1,622 | 1:98,247 | 4,266 |
| Nigeria | 1,177 | 1:150,504 | 9,548 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Cameroon | 400 | 1:51,923 | 6,782 |
| Kenya | 269 | 1:171,672 | 13,079 |
| Tanzania | 73 | 1:725,228 | 41,094 |
| Ivory Coast | 72 | 1:320,434 | 11,797 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Achia (10,580) may also be a first name.
Achia Demographics
Achia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Achia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Achia (Bengali: আছিয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻴﺶ, Oriya: ଅଚିଆ) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Achia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 40,424th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 561,964 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Achia reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 59,005th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 10,580 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 8,878 people, or 1 in 4,397. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Nakapiripirit District, where 37 percent reside, Napak District, where 28 percent reside and Kotido District, where 15 percent reside. Not including Uganda Achia is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
Achia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Achia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Achia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻴﺶ | ysh | - |
| Achia in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଚିଆ | aci'a | - |
| Achia in the Bengali language | ||
| আছিয়া | achiya | 95 |
| অছিয়া | achiya | 5 |
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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 Achia
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