Asaja Surname
Approximately 453 people bear this surname
Asaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 189 | 1:206,557 | 16,372 |
| Philippines | 164 | 1:617,306 | 66,289 |
| India | 70 | 1:10,958,077 | 204,613 |
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Asaja (279) may also be a first name.
Asaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Asaja (Hindi: असाजा, Marathi: असजा) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asaja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 662,685th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,087,298 people. The last name Asaja is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Asaja live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 531,524th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 279 people.
The surname Asaja is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 206,557. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Bukedea District, where 26 percent live, Serere District, where 18 percent live and Kumi District, where 15 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 36 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asaja in the Hindi language | ||
| असाजा | asaja | - |
| Asaja in the Marathi language | ||
| असजा | asaja | - |
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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 Asaja
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