Achimga Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Achimga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Achimga (20) may also be a first name.
Achimga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achimga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Achimga is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achimga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,772,636th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Achimga live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.
It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Achimga
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