Asafo Surname
Approximately 6,462 people bear this surname
Asafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 6,304 | 1:4,286 | 616 |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| American Samoa | 33 | 1:1,690 | 316 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Samoa | 4 | 1:48,452 | 659 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Asafo (836) may also be a first name.
Asafo Demographics
Average Asafo Salary in
United States
$31,281 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Asafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Asafo (Russian: Асафо) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asafo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Asafo is the 75,909th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,127,754 people. Asafo is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Asafo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 282,418th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 836 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is borne by 6,304 people, or 1 in 4,286. Beside Ghana this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and American Samoa, where 1 percent reside.
Asafo Last Name Statistics demography
Asafo earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning $31,281 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assafo | 91 | 1,558 | / |
| Ashafo | 91 | 3 | / |
| Asafou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ahsafo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hasafo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Assafou | 83 | 107 | / |
| Atsafou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Osafo | 80 | 19,546 | / |
| Asafa | 80 | 3,502 | / |
| Esafo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Asefo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Acafo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Asofo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Azafo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Assasfou | 77 | 482 | / |
| Assaffou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ashafa | 73 | 5,568 | / |
| Assafa | 73 | 2,068 | / |
| Adjafo | 73 | 1,156 | / |
| Asiafa | 73 | 172 | / |
| Asafat | 73 | 143 | / |
| Ashefo | 73 | 125 | / |
| Ajafuo | 73 | 28 | / |
| Assofo | 73 | 23 | / |
| Hasafa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Aziafo | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ashofo | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ahsafa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Asafah | 73 | 16 | / |
| Asahfa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Asasfa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aisefo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Asatfa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Asapho | 73 | 2 | / |
| Asafaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Asaifa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Asafas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asaffa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osaifo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asafau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajafou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Essafo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gasafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asehfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aasafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asefoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osafoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ausafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Assafah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ashafat | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ashafah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Assafat | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hashafa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Assaffa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Assasfa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Asaifat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hasafah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Asahafa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ashasfa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Assofou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hassafa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Assoffo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adjafou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Essaffo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ashafaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achaufo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aashafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashoefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Essafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atsafha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashaafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atsafah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasaifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Assavoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asaasfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asafash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asshafa | 67 | 1 | / |
Asafo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asafo in the Russian language | ||
| Асафо | asafo | - |
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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 Asafo
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