Asamiya Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Peru

Asamiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asamiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Asamiya (182) may also be a first name.

Asamiya Last Name Facts

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

Asamiya (Hindi: असमिया, Marathi: असमीया, Oriya: ଆସାମିୟା) is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Asamiya.

How Common Is The Last Name Asamiya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Asamiya occurs mostly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Asamiya live; 27 percent live in West Africa and 27 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Asamiya is also the 675,152nd most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 182 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 75 percent live and Sokoto, where 25 percent live. Other than Nigeria Asamiya occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent live and Japan, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Asamiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asamiya in the Marathi language
असमीयाasamiya-
Asamiya in the Oriya language
ଆସାମିୟାasamiya66.67
ଅସମୀୟାasamiya33.33
Asamiya in the Hindi language
असमियाasamiya52
आसमियाasamiya32
आसमीयाasamiya8
असमीयाasamiya8

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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 Asamiya
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