Achiga Surname
Approximately 385 people bear this surname
Achiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 296 | 1:131,889 | 12,147 |
| Nigeria | 87 | 1:2,036,124 | 71,256 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Achiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Achiga is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achiga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 746,827th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Achiga live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Achiga is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 131,889. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Yumbe District, where 36 percent reside, Adjumani District, where 32 percent reside and Moyo District, where 18 percent reside. Not including Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 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 Achiga
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