Achikan Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Achikan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Achikan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achikan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Achikan occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achikan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Achikan live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Achikan is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 796,720. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Buliisa District, where 29 percent reside, Masindi District, where 24 percent reside and Hoima District, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 4 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hachikan | 93 | 16,041 | / |
| Achikhan | 93 | 142 | / |
| Achikane | 93 | 47 | / |
| Atchikan | 93 | 27 | / |
| Achiekan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Acikan | 92 | 16 | / |
| Achikhane | 88 | 2 | / |
| Hatchikan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Acikhan | 86 | 11 | / |
| Acikcan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Akhikan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Achikon | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hacikan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Azhikan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Acikkan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Achikanova | 82 | 7 | / |
| Gochikan | 80 | 14 | / |
| Atchekan | 80 | 6 | / |
| Akhikhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Achikong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Achekand | 80 | 1 | / |
| Achiocan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Achukhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Acıkan | 77 | 46 | / |
| Acican | 77 | 45 | / |
| Azikan | 77 | 29 | / |
| Achikasim | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hachicgan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hauchekan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Atcıkan | 71 | 155 | / |
| Ozcikan | 71 | 53 | / |
| Echekan | 71 | 10 | / |
| Odcikan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Echukan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hazikan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochsaikhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochukan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Azikkan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Azikhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Acekhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hajikain | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hadzikan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hatsikan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aigekean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achekham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajikhann | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Achikan
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