Asaka Surname
Approximately 24,630 people bear this surname
Asaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 18,283 | 1:6,993 | 1,050 |
| Nigeria | 4,796 | 1:36,936 | 2,983 |
| DR Congo | 814 | 1:90,761 | 10,309 |
| Kenya | 269 | 1:171,672 | 13,079 |
| United States | 108 | 1:3,356,101 | 190,802 |
| Papua New Guinea | 104 | 1:78,401 | 10,308 |
| Latvia | 61 | 1:33,607 | 5,150 |
| India | 52 | 1:14,751,257 | 245,013 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Ašaka (3) are calculated separately.
Asaka (4,671) may also be a first name.
Asaka Demographics
Asaka Political Affiliation
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Asaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Asaka (Bengali: অসকা, Hindi: असका, Marathi: असका, Oriya: ଆସକା, Russian: Асака) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Ašaka. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 22,079th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 295,881 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Asaka live; 74 percent live in East Asia and 74 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 100,287th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 4,671 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 18,283 people, or 1 in 6,993. In Japan Asaka is primarily found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 22 percent are found, Saitama Prefecture, where 17 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Other than Japan this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.
Asaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Asaka last name is principally Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Asaka surname are 36.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.47% registered to vote for the party.
Asaka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.06% more than the national average, earning $49,216 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asaka in the Bengali language | ||
| অসকা | asaka | - |
| Asaka in the Marathi language | ||
| असका | asaka | 66.67 |
| आसका | asaka | 22.22 |
| अलका | alaka | 11.11 |
| Asaka in the Hindi language | ||
| असका | asaka | 50 |
| आसका | asaka | 25 |
| असकर | asakara | 25 |
| Asaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆସକା | asaka | 42.86 |
| ଅସକା | asaka | 42.86 |
| ଅସକ | asaka | 14.29 |
| Asaka in the Russian language | ||
| Асака | asaka | - |
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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 Asaka
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