Achov Surname
Approximately 249 people bear this surname
Achov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 208 | 1:851,648 | 37,411 |
| Bulgaria | 41 | 1:170,217 | 9,574 |
Achov (12) may also be a first name.
Achov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Achov is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Achov? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,017,412th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. The surname Achov occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Achov are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 12 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 851,648. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 82 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 8 percent are found and Niger, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Achov is found in one country. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 16 percent are found.
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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 Achov
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