Achával Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Achával Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achával Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Achaval (3,419) & Achàval (2) are calculated separately.

Achával Last Name Facts

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

The last name Achával has its highest incidence in Argentina. It can also be found in the variant forms: Achaval or Achàval. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Achával? popularity and diffusion

Achával is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Achával occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Achával reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 60 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

Achával is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,749,268. In Argentina Achával is mostly concentrated in: Catamarca Province, where 44 percent are found, Buenos Aires Province, where 33 percent are found and Córdoba Province, where 11 percent are found. Besides Argentina it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 27 percent are found and Paraguay, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achaval953,419/
Achàval952/
Achábal862/
Achoval862/
Achavale80316/
Achavall801/
Acaval7711/
Aachavale754/
Aichavale751/
Atschoval750/
Achabal71191/
Achawal7117/
Ochoval7113/
Ashaval718/
Akhaval715/
Acovail711/
Achawale676/
Achabale672/
Atchabal671/
Ashavale671/

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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
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  • 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 Achával
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