Achor Surname
Approximately 7,445 people bear this surname
Achor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,574 | 1:31,780 | 2,656 |
| United States | 522 | 1:694,366 | 54,999 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Kenya | 306 | 1:150,915 | 11,990 |
| Uganda | 144 | 1:271,106 | 19,583 |
| Cameroon | 137 | 1:151,599 | 16,647 |
| Argentina | 106 | 1:403,240 | 30,872 |
| Spain | 54 | 1:865,778 | 34,484 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 158 | 1:317,840 | 24,909 |
Achor (1,098) may also be a first name.
Achor Demographics
Achor Political Affiliation
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Achor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achor Come From? nationality or country of origin
Achor (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﺷﻮﺭ, Marathi: अचोर) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Achor? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 66,886th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 978,851 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Achor reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Achor is also the 240,807th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 1,098 people.
The last name Achor is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,574 people, or 1 in 31,780. In Nigeria Achor is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 31 percent live, Rivers, where 17 percent live and Abia, where 10 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Achor exists in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Ghana, where 7 percent live.
Achor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Achor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Achor last name grew 330 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Achor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Achor last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Achor last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% registered with the political party.
The amount Achor earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.86% less than the national average, earning $39,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $35,360 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Achor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Achor in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺎﺷﻮﺭ | ashwr | - |
| Achor in the Marathi language | ||
| अचोर | acora | - |
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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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- 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 Achor
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