Asafaw Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Asafaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asafaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Asafaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Asafaw occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Asafaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asafaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Asafaw is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Asafaw live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in Canada, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada Asafaw is mostly concentrated in: Alberta, where 100 percent live. Apart from Canada this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 20 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asefaw8342,034/
Asafaf835/
Asafow833/
Assefaw774,431/
Asafova77749/
Osafawe7727/
Ashafaf777/
Assafow771/
Assafaf771/
Aasafaf771/
Assafova714/
Asadfadf711/
Hassafaf711/
Ashafauf711/
Asafov67710/
Ağasafova6741/
Aşafova623/
Assafov622/
Aseffaf621/
Assefow621/
Ağasafov5747/
Oshafova574/
Asaphova571/
Asaphaph571/
Aşaafova571/
Aşafov503/
Esafov502/

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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 Asafaw
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