Achifa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Achifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Achifa (63) may also be a first name.
Achifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Achifa is found most in Burkina Faso. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achifa? popularity and diffusion
Achifa is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Achifa live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Achifa is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 63 people.
It is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,058,683. In Burkina Faso it is mostly found in: Sud-Ouest Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Burkina Faso it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Achifa
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