Achiwu Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Achiwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Achiwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achiwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Achiwu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Achiwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Achiwu are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 57 percent are found, Abia, where 21 percent are found and Benue, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aciwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ochiwu | 83 | 1,091 | / |
| Achibu | 83 | 281 | / |
| Akhiwu | 83 | 234 | / |
| Achewu | 83 | 84 | / |
| Ashiwu | 83 | 25 | / |
| Achuwu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Achivu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Echiwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hachibu | 77 | 69 | / |
| Akhuiwu | 77 | 24 | / |
| Ocheiwu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Ochihwu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ochiewu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Achibou | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ochuiwu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Acheuwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ochiowu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochiwuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akhiwuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asheiwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hashiwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Achibui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ashaiwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akichwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Acibu | 73 | 750 | / |
| Akiwu | 73 | 19 | / |
| Asiwu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Aziwu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Acewu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Achaibou | 71 | 2,342 | / |
| Hachibou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Atchibou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Achzibou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochihweu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochewu | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ashibu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Achebu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Echewu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ashewu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Adkiwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aichaibou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ochuwu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ochibu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ahsibu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aisewu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Osaiwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Echuwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oshiwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohjiwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asiewu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akaiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adziwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asiwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aijewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acibhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aziwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocihwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aigewu | 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
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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 Achiwu
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