Achungu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Achungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Achungu (16) may also be a first name.
Achungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Achungu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Achungu? popularity and diffusion
Achungu is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Achungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Achungu are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename on earth It is held by 16 people.
Achungu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gachungu | 93 | 23 | / |
| Achunguh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Acungu | 92 | 360 | / |
| Achunu | 92 | 33 | / |
| Achugu | 92 | 31 | / |
| Achoungou | 88 | 2 | / |
| Gachugu | 86 | 1,022 | / |
| Akhungu | 86 | 513 | / |
| Gachunu | 86 | 65 | / |
| Ashungu | 86 | 11 | / |
| Achumnu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ochungu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Achuneu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Achingu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Achounu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Achunou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Acunu | 83 | 71 | / |
| Ashungou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hachingu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Achiengu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Echungau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Atchounu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ajungu | 77 | 158 | / |
| Ochunu | 77 | 109 | / |
| Asungu | 77 | 104 | / |
| Azungu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ocungu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ochugu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Akhunu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Achogu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atchounou | 75 | 8 | / |
| Atchougou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Achounouh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ashongu | 71 | 23 | / |
| Asoungu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Azunguu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Auchogu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okhungu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ajuncgu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adzungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Azoungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochunuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gasungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akhunui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atshunu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochaugu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajugu | 67 | 228 | / |
| Ajunu | 67 | 167 | / |
| Azunu | 67 | 54 | / |
| Aïhounou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Akhuighu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Aîhounou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asoungou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahachogu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Achungu
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