Achima Surname
Approximately 356 people bear this surname
Achima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 158 | 1:1,121,157 | 46,146 |
| Thailand | 75 | 1:941,845 | 145,864 |
| Ivory Coast | 51 | 1:452,377 | 14,862 |
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Achima (651) may also be a first name.
Achima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Achima (Bengali: আচিমা, Hindi: अचिमा, Oriya: ଆଚିମା) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Achima? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 791,719th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Achima live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 325,541st most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 651 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 1,121,157. In Nigeria Achima is most numerous in: Cross River, where 51 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 15 percent reside and Delta, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 21 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Achima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Achima in the Bengali language | ||
| আচিমা | acima | - |
| Achima in the Hindi language | ||
| अचिमा | acima | - |
| Achima in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଚିମା | acima | 75 |
| ଅଚିମା | acima | 12.5 |
| ଆଡିଆମା | adi'ama | 12.5 |
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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 Achima
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