Achum Surname
Approximately 491 people bear this surname
Achum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 275 | 1:141,961 | 12,772 |
| Nigeria | 190 | 1:932,330 | 40,120 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Achum (277) may also be a first name.
Achum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Achum (Hindi: अचुम, Marathi: अचुम) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 624,505th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. The surname Achum is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Achum are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Achum is also the 533,704th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 277 people.
Achum is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 141,961. In Uganda Achum is mostly found in: Abim District, where 96 percent reside, Kamuli District, where 1 percent reside and Lira District, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 39 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Achum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Achum in the Hindi language | ||
| अचुम | acuma | - |
| Achum in the Marathi language | ||
| अचुम | acuma | - |
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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 Achum
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