Achigbe Surname
Approximately 445 people bear this surname
Achigbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 443 | 1:399,871 | 21,013 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Achigbe (53) may also be a first name.
Achigbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achigbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Achigbe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Achigbe.
How Common Is The Last Name Achigbe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 671,677th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 16,376,508 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Achigbe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 53 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 443 people, or 1 in 399,871. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 51 percent live, Benue, where 35 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and South Africa, 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 Achigbe
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