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
Achom (Hindi: अचोम) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Achom.
How Common Is The Last Name Achom? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 47,331st most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 666,259 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Achom reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 198,786th most common first name on earth, borne by 1,524 people.
The surname Achom is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 10,361 people, or 1 in 3,768. In Uganda Achom is most common in: Pallisa District, where 24 percent live, Bukedea District, where 14 percent live and Kumi District, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Achom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Achom has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Achom Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the 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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