Achour Surname
Approximately 61,603 people bear this surname
Achour Surname User-submission:
Ou was added to Achour to create Ouachour, which means 'son of an Achour'.
Achour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 45,048 | 1:858 | 41 |
| Morocco | 8,963 | 1:3,846 | 391 |
| Mauritania | 3,073 | 1:1,333 | 171 |
| France | 1,076 | 1:61,731 | 8,403 |
| Chad | 867 | 1:15,677 | 1,955 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Tunisia | 433 | 1:1,410 | 118 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Spain | 264 | 1:177,091 | 12,552 |
| Belgium | 160 | 1:71,854 | 11,471 |
| United States | 112 | 1:3,236,240 | 185,654 |
| Canada | 108 | 1:341,163 | 30,982 |
| Germany | 95 | 1:847,426 | 61,310 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| Switzerland | 35 | 1:234,655 | 19,741 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Lebanon | 22 | 1:256,231 | 9,426 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
Achour (38,159) may also be a first name.
Achour Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Ou was added to Achour to create Ouachour, which means 'son of an Achour'.
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Achour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achour Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Achour (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﺷﻮﺭ) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achour? popularity and diffusion
Achour is the 9,192nd most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 118,299 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Achour are found; 89 percent are found in North Africa and 88 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 23,106th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 38,159 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is carried by 45,048 people, or 1 in 858. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Algiers Province, where 15 percent are found, Blida Province, where 9 percent are found and Tizi Ouzou Province, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Algeria this last name occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 15 percent are found and Mauritania, where 5 percent are found.
Achour Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Achour last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.
The amount Achour earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.47% less than the national average, earning 257,932 kr per year; in United States they earn 47.07% more than the national average, earning $63,459 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.22% less than the national average, earning $37,154 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Achour Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Achour in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺎﺷﻮﺭ | ashwr | 91.13 |
| ﻋﺸﻮﺭ | shwr | 8.55 |
| ﻋﺎﺷﻮ | ashw | 0.11 |
| ﻋﺎﺷﺮﻭ | ashrw | 0.11 |
| ﺁﺷﻮﺭ | ashwr | 0.11 |
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