Asafa Surname
Approximately 3,502 people bear this surname
Asafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,132 | 1:56,559 | 4,262 |
| Indonesia | 151 | 1:875,822 | 65,732 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Asafa (3,766) may also be a first name.
Asafa Demographics
Average Asafa Salary in
United States
$34,925 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Asafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Asafa (Arabic: اصافي, Bengali: আসফা, Hindi: आसफा, Marathi: आसफ़ा, Oriya: ଆସଫା, Russian: Асафа) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asafa? popularity and diffusion
Asafa is the 129,251st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,080,967 people. The surname Asafa is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Asafa live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 114,704th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 3,766 people.
Asafa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,132 people, or 1 in 56,559. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Osun, where 33 percent live, Oyo, where 24 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Ethiopia, where 1 percent live.
Asafa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Asafa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Asafa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.06% less than the national average, earning $34,925 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asafa in the Bengali language | ||
| আসফা | asapha | - |
| Asafa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆସଫା | asapha | - |
| Asafa in the Hindi language | ||
| आसफा | asapha | 66.67 |
| आसाफा | asapha | 15.15 |
| असफा | asapha | 9.09 |
| असाफा | asapha | 6.06 |
| अशफ़ | asafa | 3.03 |
| Asafa in the Marathi language | ||
| आसफ़ा | asafa | 50 |
| आशफाक | asaphaka | 25 |
| अशफाक | asaphaka | 25 |
| Asafa in the Russian language | ||
| Асафа | asafa | - |
| Asafa in the Arabic language | ||
| اصافي | asafy | - |
| اصفا | asfa | - |
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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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- 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 Asafa
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