Achill Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Achill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Achill (1,149) may also be a first name.
Achill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achill Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Achill occurs most in Ireland. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Achill? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Achill are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles. Achill is also the 234,743rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 1,149 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 294,309. In Ireland Achill is most prevalent in: Connaught, where 100 percent live. Aside from Ireland this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.
Achill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Achill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Achill last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Achill
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