Achom Surname
Approximately 10,938 people bear this surname
Achom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 10,361 | 1:3,768 | 680 |
| Kenya | 302 | 1:152,914 | 12,145 |
| Nigeria | 135 | 1:1,312,169 | 51,890 |
| India | 65 | 1:11,801,006 | 214,148 |
| Malaysia | 50 | 1:589,884 | 28,692 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Achom (1,524) may also be a first name.
Achom Demographics
Achom Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Achom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Achom (Hindi: अचोम) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Achom click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achom? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 47,331st most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 666,259 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Achom live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 198,786th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 1,524 people.
Achom is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 10,361 people, or 1 in 3,768. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Pallisa District, where 24 percent are found, Bukedea District, where 14 percent are found and Kumi District, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Achom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Achom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Achom surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Achom Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Achom last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Achom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Achom in the Hindi language | ||
| अचोम | acoma | - |
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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 Achom
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