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
Achum (Hindi: अचुम, Marathi: अचुम) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Achum? popularity and diffusion
Achum is the 624,505th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Achum reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 533,704th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 277 people.
This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 141,961. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Abim District, where 96 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 1 percent are found and Lira District, where 1 percent are found. Other than Uganda Achum exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found and Malaysia, where 4 percent are found.
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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