Asah Surname
Approximately 7,676 people bear this surname
Asah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 3,117 | 1:8,669 | 1,179 |
| Cameroon | 2,436 | 1:8,526 | 1,110 |
| Nigeria | 860 | 1:205,980 | 12,284 |
| Indonesia | 481 | 1:274,946 | 24,800 |
| Philippines | 326 | 1:310,547 | 43,605 |
| Malaysia | 151 | 1:195,326 | 11,563 |
| India | 90 | 1:8,522,949 | 175,347 |
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 1:6,380,139 | 37,476 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Asah (4,032) may also be a first name.
Asah Demographics
Average Asah Salary in
United States
$67,031 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Asah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Asah (Arabic: اسعه, Hindi: ासह, Marathi: शाह, Oriya: ଆଶା) is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 65,089th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 949,394 people. The surname Asah occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Asah live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Asah is also the 109,890th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 4,032 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 3,117 people, or 1 in 8,669. Beside Ghana this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 32 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.
Asah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Asah has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 5,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Asah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Asah surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Asah surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.
Asah earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.35% more than the national average, earning $67,031 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asah in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଶା | asa | - |
| Asah in the Marathi language | ||
| शाह | saha | - |
| Asah in the Hindi language | ||
| ासह | asaha | 45.83 |
| असह | asaha | 20.83 |
| आशा | asa | 16.67 |
| असाह | asaha | 8.33 |
| आसह | asaha | 4.17 |
| आस | asa | 4.17 |
| Asah in the Arabic language | ||
| اسعه | ash | - |
| أسه | ash | - |
| آصه | ash | - |
| أصعه | ash | - |
| عاش | ash | - |
| آسه | ash | - |
| آسيه | asyh | - |
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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 Asah
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