Achiffa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Achiffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achiffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Achiffa (21) may also be a first name.

Achiffa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Achiffa is most common in Burkina Faso. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Achiffa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Achiffa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Achiffa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Achiffa is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 21 people.

The surname Achiffa is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 3,058,683. In Burkina Faso Achiffa is mostly found in: Sud-Ouest Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Burkina Faso it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achifa9210/
Hachifa86628/
Achifea863/
Atchifa861/
Acifa831/
Acheffay806/
Hacheifa801/
Ashifa77355/
Achife77141/
Ochifa7768/
Achefa7713/
Echifa778/
Asiffa775/
Aqiffa773/
Achifi772/
Hacifa771/
Achufa771/
Gacifa771/
Agiffa771/
Aziffa771/
Atchioffo752/
Hechifa71767/
Hachefa71479/
Ashifat71295/
Ocheifa71183/
Ashifah7127/
Asiffah7120/
Achefay7116/
Achhifi719/
Aashifa719/
Echiffo718/
Achefai717/
Achifuo716/
Hashifa714/
Ashifad714/
Asiffat712/
Achifeh711/
Ashgifa711/
Ochhifa711/
Achifer711/
Achhefa711/
Acheffo711/
Achipha711/
Akhifah711/
Ashifau711/
Assiffa711/
Asifa673,609/
Azifa67494/
Ajifa67159/
Akifa67158/
Agifa6717/
Hashifah6711/
Assiffah6710/
Achayfad679/
Atcheffo678/
Acheffer672/
Ochiffer672/
Axifa672/
Atchiofo671/
Aqifa671/
Ashifhat671/
Oucheffa671/

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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
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  • 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 Achiffa
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