Achwo Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Achwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2681:145,66913,018
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697

Achwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Achwo occurs most in Uganda. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Achwo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Achwo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 956,400th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Achwo live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 268 people, or 1 in 145,669. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Tororo District, where 61 percent live, Manafwa District, where 17 percent live and Busia District, where 9 percent live. Excluding Uganda it is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahwo893/
Acwo891/
Achwoth831/
Ochwo8011,420/
Achuo803,895/
Ahwoi80777/
Ahawo80543/
Achwa80106/
Gahwo8011/
Ahwot8010/
Ahuwo808/
Awo759,466/
Achhwa7327/
Hachwa7313/
Ochwoh736/
Achwaa735/
Ochwoo734/
Achuoh733/
Achuot732/
Atchuo732/
Hachuo731/
Ochwuo731/
Gochwo731/
Azhwho731/
Echwou731/
Achhuo731/
Achwah731/
Ahawou731/
Ochwot731/
Awoh673,523/
Hawo672,704/
Awoi671,307/
Ohwo671,302/
Awoa67692/
Auwo67540/
Awou67326/
Awoo67302/
Awoy67215/
Ahwa67203/
Acuo67186/
Aiwo67143/
Gachuho6795/
Awho6774/
Howo6766/
Ahvo6755/
Abho6725/
Aswo6718/
Aywo6714/
Ocwo6712/
Awuo6711/
Acwa6711/
Aawo6711/
Awwo6710/
Ajwo678/
Achouha677/
Awoj676/
Eawo673/
Achwajz672/
Axwo671/
Gaichwa671/
Achuodh671/
Avho671/
Achuoch671/
Gaschwa671/
Ashwoth670/

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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 Achwo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis