Achternaam Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Achternaam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Achternaam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1701:99,33616,160
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Achternaam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Achternaam is found most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Achternaam.

How Common Is The Last Name Achternaam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Achternaam is the 1,239,697th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Achternaam reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Achternaam is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 99,336. In The Netherlands Achternaam is mostly found in: North Holland, where 25 percent live, South Holland, where 21 percent live and Gelderland, where 18 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 6 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achternan841/
Austernam740/
Hosternan634/
Othername634/
Hatternan631/
Eathernan631/
Gouternam631/
Attrenan562/
Osternan561/
Eaternon561/
Osternann531/
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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 Achternaam
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