Achiaw Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Achiaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achiaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Achiaw (394) may also be a first name.

Achiaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Achiaw is found most frequently in Ghana. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Achiaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Achiaw is the 770,644th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. The surname Achiaw occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Achiaw reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 435,477th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 394 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Apart from Ghana this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Achiaw Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Achiaw earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 67.5% less than the national average, earning $14,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.79% less than the national average, earning $35,874 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ochiaw831/
Aichiab771/
Asiaw73758/
Akiaw734/
Achiowhe711/
Hatkhiaw711/
Achjab6721/
Assiaw6711/
Akhiav674/
Achiov671/
Ashiaf671/
Ahkiow671/
Ochiab671/

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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 Achiaw
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