Asamau Surname
Approximately 3,100 people bear this surname
Asamau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,730 | 1:64,887 | 4,764 |
| Indonesia | 368 | 1:359,373 | 31,002 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Asamau (21,377) may also be a first name.
Asamau Demographics
Asamau Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Asamau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asamau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Asamau (Hindi: आसमौ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asamau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 143,530th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,350,821 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Asamau reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 35,977th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 21,377 people.
The last name Asamau is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,730 people, or 1 in 64,887. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Katsina, where 22 percent reside, Sokoto, where 21 percent reside and Zamfara, where 20 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 12 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Asamau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Asamau surname is principally Muslim (79%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asamau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asamau in the Hindi language | ||
| आसमौ | asamau | 80 |
| आसामौ | asamau | 6.67 |
| आसमाू | asamau | 6.67 |
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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 Asamau
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