Achigbu Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Achigbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achigbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1741:1,018,06242,870
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Achigbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Achigbu occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Achigbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Achigbu is the 1,227,038th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Achigbu live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Achigbu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 1,018,062. In Nigeria Achigbu is mostly found in: Rivers, where 24 percent are found, Lagos, where 23 percent are found and Abia, where 17 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Achigbu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achiegbu9310/
Acheigbu937/
Achiogbu931/
Achugbu86401/
Achigwu8616/
Ochigbu868/
Achegbu866/
Akhigbu863/
Ashigbu863/
Echigbu861/
Ashiegbu803,683/
Ochiegbu80387/
Ashigbui8018/
Achuegbu8014/
Ochiogbu8010/
Ocheigbu806/
Echiegbu804/
Ashiogbu804/
Asheigbu803/
Asigbu7738/
Akigbu7713/
Azigbu775/
Asehiegbu752/
Asiegbu714,660/
Achikwu71119/
Echegbu7140/
Ashegbu7123/
Ochegbu7116/
Aseigbu7115/
Achegwu718/
Asigebu717/
Ochugbu716/
Ochigwu716/
Aziegbu716/
Aisegbu715/
Ajeigbu714/
Ajaigbu711/
Okaigbu711/
Oshiegbu67492/
Ochaigwu67173/
Ocheigwu6761/
Ochigboo674/
Osheigbu673/
Achiokwu673/
Echugbui671/
Akaigbou671/

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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 Achigbu
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