Asamah Surname
Approximately 299 people bear this surname
Asamah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 173 | 1:1,023,947 | 43,086 |
| Indonesia | 119 | 1:1,111,338 | 79,949 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Asamah (668) may also be a first name.
Asamah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asamah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Asamah (Arabic: اصمه, Hindi: असमाह, Marathi: असमाह) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Asamah.
How Common Is The Last Name Asamah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 895,817th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Asamah are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 321,047th most frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 668 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 1,023,947. In Nigeria Asamah is most numerous in: Delta, where 58 percent reside, Edo, where 18 percent reside and Kogi, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 40 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asamah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asamah in the Hindi language | ||
| असमाह | asamaha | - |
| Asamah in the Marathi language | ||
| असमाह | asamaha | 66.67 |
| आसमाह | asamaha | 33.33 |
| Asamah in the Arabic language | ||
| اصمه | asmh | - |
| اسماه | asmah | - |
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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 Asamah
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