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'.
- amandalAchour Demographics
Achour Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Achour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achour Come From? nationality or country of origin
Achour (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﺷﻮﺭ) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Achour.
How Common Is The Last Name Achour? popularity and diffusion
Achour is the 9,192nd most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 118,299 people. The surname Achour occurs predominantly 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 frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 38,159 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is borne by 45,048 people, or 1 in 858. In Algeria it is most common in: Algiers Province, where 15 percent reside, Blida Province, where 9 percent reside and Tizi Ouzou Province, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Algeria Achour occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 15 percent reside and Mauritania, where 5 percent reside.
Achour Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Achour surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being 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 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Achour
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis