Achwe Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Achwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Achwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Achwe is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Achwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Achwe reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Achwe is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Tororo District, where 75 percent are found, Busia District, where 13 percent are found and Oyam District, where 13 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 44 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achwee | 91 | 4 | / |
| Achwer | 91 | 2 | / |
| Achwey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Achwei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Acwe | 89 | 161 | / |
| Achw | 89 | 4 | / |
| Aschwer | 83 | 50 | / |
| Aychewe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ashwe | 80 | 1,177 | / |
| Achue | 80 | 163 | / |
| Achwa | 80 | 106 | / |
| Acwee | 80 | 74 | / |
| Ochwe | 80 | 29 | / |
| Echwe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Achwi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Achbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahswe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Acwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aychew | 73 | 4,509 | / |
| Atchue | 73 | 336 | / |
| Achoue | 73 | 42 | / |
| Hachwi | 73 | 39 | / |
| Achwai | 73 | 37 | / |
| Ochwee | 73 | 33 | / |
| Achhwa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Auchue | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ashweh | 73 | 16 | / |
| Hachwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Echweu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gachue | 73 | 7 | / |
| Achwaa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hashwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ochwei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ochwer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ashwee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aikhwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atshwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aichew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Achvet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Achuie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ashwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ashwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Achbee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Eachue | 73 | 0 | / |
| Aswe | 67 | 307 | / |
| Atchoue | 67 | 98 | / |
| Azwe | 67 | 83 | / |
| Akhw | 67 | 82 | / |
| Ocwe | 67 | 70 | / |
| Acue | 67 | 61 | / |
| Hashweh | 67 | 44 | / |
| Ajwe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Eachues | 67 | 13 | / |
| Acwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gatchue | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hachoue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Atchuea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Atshwey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Acwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Echwuhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ochw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Achwajz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Achwowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochwech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achouhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aychoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aachver | 67 | 1 | / |
| Echweih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atchvey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achouer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aczw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aichoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Axwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haychue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashwest | 67 | 0 | / |
| Aschbey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Achwich | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Achwe
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