Achor Surname

66,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Achor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,5741:31,7802,656
United States5221:694,36654,999
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Kenya3061:150,91511,990
Uganda1441:271,10619,583
Cameroon1371:151,59916,647
Argentina1061:403,24030,872
Spain541:865,77834,484
France271:2,460,101186,232
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England121:4,643,172139,951
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1581:317,84024,909

Achor (1,098) may also be a first name.

Achor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Achor (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﺷﻮﺭ, Marathi: अचोर) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Achor.

How Common Is The Last Name Achor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Achor is the 66,886th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 978,851 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Achor live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 240,807th most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 1,098 people.

The surname Achor is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,574 people, or 1 in 31,780. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 31 percent reside, Rivers, where 17 percent reside and Abia, where 10 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Achor is found in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Ghana, where 7 percent reside.

Achor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Achor has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 330 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Achor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the 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% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achour9161,603/
Achord911,042/
Aachor91139/
Achore91102/
Achoor9136/
Atchor9113/
Achuor916/
Aschor915/
Eachor913/
Auchor912/
Aichor912/
Achorr911/
Hachor911/
Achort910/
Acor89811/
Aichour835,365/
Hachour83504/
Aachour83495/
Gaychor83352/
Gachour8396/
Achoure8382/
Gaichor8365/
Aschour8322/
Aechoor837/
Hatchor833/
Atchore833/
Aichore831/
Auchore831/
Haichor831/
Aïchour831/
Hachord831/
Achoore831/
Hachore831/
Haychor831/
Achhour831/
Achar8021,117/
Ashor8011,781/
Ochor801,157/
Echor80392/
Akhor80198/
Achur8083/
Acour8025/
Adcor809/
Azhor806/
Ajhor803/
Ahcor803/
Aucor803/
Acoor801/
Hacor801/
Acior801/
Aîcor801/
Haichour772,814/
Aichoure778/
Haichore771/
Hajchort771/
Hadchour771/
Haychour771/
Haschord770/
Ashour73192,462/
Ashoor7311,995/
Achard737,190/
Aachar735,267/
Ashore733,226/
Achare731,472/
Auchar731,382/
Eashor731,318/
Achgar73601/
Ashuor73283/
Achhar73219/
Achart73172/
Hachar73139/
Aschar73118/
Eichor73106/
Hacour7399/
Gachar7373/
Achaar7364/
Achure7346/
Aashor7339/
Akhore7333/
Ashort7328/
Achzar7328/
Ahjour7328/
Auchur7328/
Aishor7326/
Hashor7325/
Gaczor7321/
Ashorh7320/
Hachur7319/
Hakhor7317/
Hacior7315/
Aikhor7314/
Aucour7312/
Eachur7311/
Ochore7310/
Echour737/
Atchar737/
Ashgor736/
Ashord736/
Azhoor735/
Ouchor735/
Akhour735/
Azchar735/
Achhur734/
Ochoer734/
Ochuor734/
Achuur734/
Haicor734/
Ashohr733/
Axchar733/
Aychar733/
Eachar731/
Achutr731/
Acharz731/
Acheur731/
Aichar731/
Ochoir731/
Hachór731/
Ahsour731/
Aicour731/
Ajhour731/
Aakhor731/
Adchar731/
Oschor731/
Aushor731/
Echuor731/
Gochor731/
Ahijor731/
Eechor731/
Aucior731/
Achaur730/
Achourová712/
Haichoure712/
Acar67242,935/
Azor6717,114/
Asor677,876/
Ajor675,645/
Achchar67671/
Auchare67665/
Aashour67417/
Aashore67417/
Haichar67347/
Hachard67224/
Auchard67188/
Ocor67180/
Auchart67170/
Aachare6757/
Ashgoor6740/
Axor6735/
Acăr6732/
Achaure6726/
Aashoor6720/
Ashoore6717/
Ashhoor6716/
Eashore6710/
Hauchar678/
Aachhar678/
Ajchart678/
Aichare677/
Haschar677/
Ashgour677/
Eichhor676/
Gaichur675/
Hachare675/
Ashourr674/
Ashsord673/
Haicour673/
Ahshour673/
Aachaar673/
Ashorth672/
Aichard672/
Hachart672/
Gachsar672/
Hacheur672/
Hatchar671/
Hatchur671/
Gauchar671/
Aachure671/
Aishore671/
Aucharr671/
Auchure671/
Aushour671/
Heichor671/
Aicheur671/
Hazhour671/
Otchore671/
Hashoor671/
Gachgar671/
Ahshoor671/
Aishour671/
Ashhore671/
Ashourt671/
Azshour671/
Oichore671/
Ochorhe671/
Hechour671/
Asshour671/
Atchart671/
Hadchar671/
Aschart670/
Hashore670/

Achor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Achor in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺎﺷﻮﺭashwr-
Achor in the Marathi language
अचोरacora-

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