Asakana Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Asakana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asakana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Asakana (26) may also be a first name.

Asakana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Asakana Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Asakana (Arabic: اسكانا, Hindi: आसकाना) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Asakana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Asakana is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Asakana reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Asakana is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name Asakana is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside and Iran, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Asakana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asakana in the Hindi language
आसकानाasakana54.55
असकानाasakana45.45
Asakana in the Arabic language
اسكاناaskana-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Asakana
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