Asafu-Adjaye Surname

164,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Asafu-Adjaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asafu-Adjaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,4941:10,8341,450
England891:626,04636,944
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Asafu-Adjaye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Asafu-Adjaye Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Asafu-Adjaye is found most frequently in Ghana. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Asafu-Adjaye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 164,762nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,769,877 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Asafu-Adjaye reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Asafu-Adjaye is most widely held in Ghana, where it is borne by 2,494 people, or 1 in 10,834. Besides Ghana Asafu-Adjaye occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Asafu-Adjaye Last Name Statistics demography

Asafu-Adjaye earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.54% less than the national average, earning $34,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asafuadjaye968/
Asaf-Adjaye961/
Asafo-Adjaye927/
Asafu-Adjei8716/
Asafo-Adjei783,209/
Asafoadjei734/
Asofouedjie611/
Asifodja601/
Yusufu Hadejia541/

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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 Asafu-Adjaye
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