Achoura Surname
Approximately 1,295 people bear this surname
Achoura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 991 | 1:38,982 | 7,042 |
| Cameroon | 173 | 1:120,052 | 13,748 |
| Niger | 107 | 1:179,365 | 6,287 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Achoura (8,738) may also be a first name.
Achoura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achoura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Achoura (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﺷﻮﺭ) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Achoura? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 294,637th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,627,449 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Achoura live; 77 percent live in North Africa and 77 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 67,032nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 8,738 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is held by 991 people, or 1 in 38,982. In Algeria Achoura is primarily found in: Batna Province, where 74 percent live, Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 18 percent live and Biskra Province, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Algeria Achoura is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent live and Niger, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Achoura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Achoura in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺎﺷﻮﺭ | ashwr | - |
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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 Achoura
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