Achton Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Achton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 107 | 1:52,754 | 5,420 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Achton (20) may also be a first name.
Achton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Achton is found most frequently in Denmark. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achton? popularity and diffusion
The surname Achton is the 1,718,748th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname Achton is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Achton live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia. Achton is also the 2,446,817th most common first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.
The surname is most numerous in Denmark, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 52,754. In Denmark it is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 61 percent are found, Region Zealand, where 37 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Denmark this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Finland, where 1 percent are found.
Achton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Achton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Achton
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