Achtergael Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Achtergael Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achtergael Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1221:94,23514,539
Austria111:774,13064,097
France31:22,140,907385,998

Achtergael Last Name Facts

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

The surname Achtergael occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Achtergael? popularity and diffusion

The last name Achtergael is the 1,527,735th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Achtergael reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 94,235. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 78 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 20 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Belgium it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 8 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

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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
  • 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 Achtergael
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