Achow Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Achow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Achow (34) may also be a first name.

Achow Last Name Facts

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

Achow occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Achow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Achow are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 34 people.

The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 1,626,637. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Tororo District, where 63 percent live, Manafwa District, where 29 percent live and Bugiri District, where 4 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 38 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahchow9142/
Hachow9129/
Achowa9124/
Aschow9121/
Achowe9110/
Achoow911/
Acow894/
Achowhe839/
Hachowa832/
Aachowa831/
Achouwe831/
Attchow830/
Achaw801,202/
Achov80249/
Ochow8044/
Echow804/
Ashow803/
Ahhow801/
Achob801/
Akhow801/
Achof800/
Atchouwe771/
Hachohwe771/
Achoub731,330/
Achova7339/
Gachov7330/
Ochowa7318/
Hochow7314/
Aschof7310/
Achouf737/
Achofe734/
Achoff733/
Achawe733/
Auchov732/
Akhowe732/
Gaczow731/
Eichow731/
Ashowa731/
Hachob731/
Hashow730/
Aschoff672,089/
Hachouf67770/
Atchawe67257/
Hachoub67206/
Acaw6790/
Asow6726/
Gachova6714/
Haichov6713/
Aichoub677/
Hachova676/
Aschhof675/
Acov675/
Acof674/
Goschow673/
Aichova672/
Gaychov672/
Osschow671/
Ocow671/
Gaschaw671/
Achsova671/
Ashchov671/
Aztchaw671/
Addshow671/
Aschouf671/
Aichouf671/
Ashowsh671/
Axow671/
Auschaw670/
Hatchaw670/

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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 Achow
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