Achwe Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Achwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Achwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Achwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Achwe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Achwe? popularity and diffusion

Achwe is the 4,908,606th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Achwe live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Achwe is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Achwe is mostly found in: Tororo District, where 75 percent are found, Busia District, where 13 percent are found and Oyam District, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Achwe is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 44 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achwee914/
Achwer912/
Achwey911/
Achwei911/
Acwe89161/
Achw894/
Aschwer8350/
Aychewe832/
Ashwe801,177/
Achue80163/
Achwa80106/
Acwee8074/
Ochwe8029/
Echwe809/
Achwi804/
Achbe801/
Ahswe801/
Acwei801/
Aychew734,509/
Atchue73336/
Achoue7342/
Hachwi7339/
Achwai7337/
Ochwee7333/
Achhwa7327/
Auchue7321/
Ashweh7316/
Hachwa7313/
Echweu737/
Gachue737/
Achwaa735/
Hashwe734/
Ochwei732/
Ochwer732/
Ashwee732/
Aikhwe731/
Atshwe731/
Aichew731/
Achvet731/
Achuie731/
Ashwue731/
Ashwei731/
Achbee730/
Eachue730/
Aswe67307/
Atchoue6798/
Azwe6783/
Akhw6782/
Ocwe6770/
Acue6761/
Hashweh6744/
Ajwe6719/
Eachues6713/
Acwa6711/
Gatchue6710/
Hachoue677/
Atchuea676/
Atshwey675/
Acwi674/
Echwuhe674/
Ochw673/
Achwajz672/
Achwowa671/
Ochwech671/
Achouhe671/
Aychoue671/
Aachver671/
Echweih671/
Atchvey671/
Achouer671/
Aczw671/
Aichoue671/
Axwe671/
Haychue671/
Ashwest670/
Aschbey670/
Achwich670/

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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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