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
Achiga is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achiga? popularity and diffusion
Achiga is the 746,827th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Achiga are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 131,889. In Uganda Achiga is mostly found in: Yumbe District, where 36 percent live, Adjumani District, where 32 percent live and Moyo District, where 18 percent live. Besides Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
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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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