Achmaoui Surname

534,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Achmaoui Surname User-submission:

The surname Ashmawy or Achmaoui means 'executioner', 'one who executes the sentence of death'.

Achmaoui Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Algeria1111:348,03231,649
France181:3,690,151224,666
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Achmaoui Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ashmawy or Achmaoui means 'executioner', 'one who executes the sentence of death'.

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Achmaoui Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Achmaoui Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Achmaoui is found in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Achmaoui? popularity and diffusion

It is the 534,813th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,085,482 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Achmaoui reside; 93 percent reside in North Africa and 92 percent reside in Mahgreb.

Achmaoui is most frequent in Morocco, where it is borne by 443 people, or 1 in 77,824. Without taking into account Morocco this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 18 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hachmaoui941,055/
Ashmaoui881/
Azmaoui80273/
Ajmaoui80170/
Asmaoui80162/
Adjmaoui754/
Asmaaoui754/
Hasmaoui752/
Aajmaoui751/
Hajmaoui751/
Assmaoui751/
Hadjmaoui7189/
Asmaoua672/
Ashmaoe671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Achmaoui
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