Achten Surname

144,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Achten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,4851:7,7421,068
Netherlands5901:28,6224,702
Germany5591:144,01717,382
United States3121:1,161,72783,203
Luxembourg611:9,5171,548
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
France71:9,488,960336,266
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Achten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Achten occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Achten? popularity and diffusion

The surname Achten is the 144,642nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,373,020 people. Achten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Achten reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Achten is most widely held in Belgium, where it is held by 1,485 people, or 1 in 7,742. In Belgium Achten is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 6 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Belgium this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 18 percent are found.

Achten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Achten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Achten surname grew 664 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Achten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Achten are 23.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.18% being registered with the political party.

Achten earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.08% more than the national average, earning $46,634 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achtien92131/
Hachten92116/
Aechten9210/
Achsten921/
Achtehn921/
Achhten921/
Gachten921/
Ahten91173/
Acten912/
Haechten8685/
Achttien8669/
Heachten861/
Echten83216/
Achtem83106/
Ochten8315/
Akhten8313/
Ashten8311/
Ahtten831/
Hacten830/
Aten806,724/
Achtenová803/
Achtenova801/
Eichten77711/
Haicten7719/
Ashtien777/
Ochtien776/
Aththen774/
Ochtend772/
Echtien772/
Akhteen771/
Ayten738,730/
Ateng735,848/
Auten733,651/
Asten731,021/
Axten73814/
Atten73344/
Hoten73333/
Gaten73332/
Athen73327/
Haten73278/
Atien73231/
Ateen73214/
Aiten7370/
Eaten7362/
Atoen7335/
Aaten7334/
Atuen7331/
Octen739/
Actin739/
Atesn734/
Ahtin733/
Ajten732/
Atenn731/
Atent731/
Ataen731/
Ahasteen71139/
Hoechten7114/
Hachting7112/
Hochsten711/
Eichsten711/
Heichten711/
Austen6710,350/
Hatten677,646/
Hooten675,928/
Hosten671,892/
Hasten671,411/
Gasten671,128/
Houten671,085/
Gatten671,059/
Attien67587/
Atn67534/
Heuten67533/
Okhten67350/
Hateen67342/
Hotten67328/
Atteng67269/
Gayten67167/
Authen67162/
Hauten67149/
Easten67119/
Aiteng67100/
Astien6788/
Atienė6774/
Hoiten6765/
Eatene6762/
Gaiten6758/
Ashtin6753/
Heiten6751/
Adsten6748/
Aitene6738/
Hateng6730/
Atteen6724/
Ohsten6724/
Gauten6724/
Asteen6720/
Autien6717/
Athien6717/
Ahatyn6714/
Heaten6711/
Hathen679/
Aythen679/
Hoyten678/
Hayten678/
Gohten678/
Aithen677/
Aasten677/
Aitaen676/
Atenne675/
Atheen675/
Eateen675/
Akhtin674/
Eatten674/
Hoteng674/
Hothen674/
Autten674/
Ahatin674/
Hotien674/
Akhtyn674/
Aisten672/
Ahtion672/
Hodten671/
Heyten671/
Eatien671/
Gatenn671/
Autent671/
Ashtem671/
Eathen671/
Hoşten671/
Hocten671/
Hatend671/
Hateun671/
Hatien671/
Haiten671/
Adteng671/
Aten'g671/
Attent671/
Aytenc671/
Aitien671/
Hataen671/
Aytenn671/
Auteng671/
Astten671/
Ashtyn670/
Haxten670/
Atthen670/
Hazten670/
Gaaten670/

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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
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  • 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Achten
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