Achmat Surname

336,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Achmat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achmat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8581:63,1447,945
Indonesia1891:699,73154,319
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
England61:9,286,343223,652
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Achmat (11,556) may also be a first name.

Achmat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Achmat (Bengali: আছমত) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Achmat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 336,565th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,655,293 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Achmat reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Achmat is also the 55,595th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 11,556 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 858 people, or 1 in 63,144. In South Africa Achmat is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 84 percent reside, Gauteng, where 9 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.

Achmat Last Name Statistics demography

Achmat earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.25% more than the national average, earning R 297,648 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hachmat922/
Achma9151/
Acmat9129/
Hachmath860/
Achmad8328,964/
Akhmat83335/
Ashmat8392/
Achhma8324/
Achmma8323/
Achmaa8319/
Ochmat8313/
Ahsmat838/
Achmaj836/
Achmah834/
Hachma834/
Achmay834/
Acmath831/
Aschma831/
Ahcmat831/
Acma801,634/
Achmatova803/
Achmatowa802/
Hashmat7711,701/
Hechmat77245/
Hachmad7799/
Achmads7714/
Ashmath7712/
Achmadd772/
Hahsmat772/
Achhmma771/
Ahasmat771/
Atchmma771/
Ashmatt771/
Aashmat771/
Ahchmad771/
Gachmad771/
Ahkhmat771/
Achmead770/
Azmat7318,577/
Asmat7311,223/
Acmad738,517/
Ashma731,324/
Ajmat731,289/
Akhma7333/
Ahhma734/
Achmo734/
Azhma731/
Ochma731/
Hashmath71525/
Hashmatt712/
Achmoult712/
Hachmach712/
Hashmate711/
Achchmma711/
Akhmad677,479/
Hasmat671,440/
Azmath671,407/
Okhmat67620/
Asmath67463/
Azmmat67136/
Ashmatova6791/
Ashmma6783/
Ashmad6779/
Ajmath6778/
Hashma6773/
Ahcmad6765/
Aashma6753/
Hazmat6740/
Ajhmad6726/
Echmad6726/
Ochmaa6719/
Azhmah6717/
Hosmat6713/
Hajmat6713/
Aasmat6713/
Ajmait6711/
Asmadt6711/
Ajmatt6710/
Hochma679/
Asmait679/
Easmat679/
Aizmat678/
Ouchma676/
Assmat675/
Achmadova675/
Azmaat675/
Hacmad675/
Gazmat675/
Ahhmay674/
Ahzmad673/
Azmate673/
Azmatt673/
Asmate673/
Gashma673/
Aajmat672/
Azhmatova672/
Atsmat672/
Ashmaa672/
Ochmma672/
Oschmautz672/
Asmaat672/
Ashmai672/
Azhmad672/
Akhmay672/
Ahsmad671/
A'Hmad671/
Aishma671/
Ascmad671/
Ashsma671/
Gasmat671/
Ashmha671/
Ashmau671/
Hakhma671/
Aismat671/
Ahazma671/
Akhmaa671/
Aacmad671/
Achmou671/
Acmadh671/
Asmatt671/
Ashmaj671/
Azmait671/
Azmazt671/
Ashmay671/
Azzmat671/
Gahsma671/

Achmat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Achmat in the Bengali language
আছমতachamata83.33
আচমতacamata16.67

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Achmat
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