Asafah Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Asafah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Asafah (16) may also be a first name.
Asafah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asafah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Asafah (Hindi: असफाह) is most common in Indonesia. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Asafah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 69 percent of Asafah are found; 56 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 56 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.
The last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 14,694,355. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Riau Islands, where 67 percent live and Central Java, where 33 percent live. Besides Indonesia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Iraq, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asafah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asafah in the Hindi language | ||
| असफाह | asaphaha | - |
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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 Asafah
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