Asamu Surname

123,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Asamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,3971:52,1473,992
Zimbabwe1641:94,13613,392
India321:23,970,793327,222
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Asamu (3,187) may also be a first name.

Asamu Last Name Facts

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

Asamu (Hindi: असमू, Marathi: आसमु, Oriya: ଆସାମୁ) is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asamu? popularity and diffusion

Asamu is the 123,864th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,978,698 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Asamu live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 127,257th most common first name at a global level It is held by 3,187 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,397 people, or 1 in 52,147. In Nigeria Asamu is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 45 percent are found, Ogun, where 24 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Asamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Asamu surname is chiefly Christian (76%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asamau913,100/
Ashamu911,150/
Asamou9191/
Asamud9184/
Hasamu9128/
Adsamu9128/
Asiamu9127/
Assamu9123/
Gasamu9116/
Aisamu9110/
Asjamu915/
Asaimu914/
Asasmu913/
Asamut913/
Asamup911/
Asammu911/
Ahsamu911/
Asaamu911/
Asaemu911/
Asameu911/
Aseamu911/
Hashamu83178/
Assamou83104/
Assamau8377/
Adsamou8344/
Hasamau8337/
Asamahu8334/
Hasamud8311/
Hasaimu8310/
Aisamau8310/
Hassamu835/
Aeshamu834/
Hasiamu834/
Hasamuh831/
Gasameu831/
Asamutt831/
Hasahmu831/
Aisaimu831/
Ashsamu831/
Assammu831/
Asamauh831/
Assamut831/
Asamuth830/
Ajamu803,373/
Asemu802,816/
Azamu80875/
Osamu80598/
Esamu80428/
Acamu8047/
Asomu8015/
Hassamou7715/
Hasamahu778/
Hashamud771/
Ashamahu771/
Hassamau771/
Aaishamu771/
Hajsamou771/
Hasamuit771/
Aissamou771/
Adsamouy771/
Assaamou771/
Assammou771/
Hashaimu771/
Achamu73298/
Uosamu73155/
Ashemu7367/
Atjamu7353/
Assemu7327/
Eshamu7314/
Ossamu738/
Hazamu738/
Asomgu737/
Azamou735/
Hosamu734/
Oosamu734/
Acamou733/
Asemui732/
Gosamu732/
Osameu732/
Ajamou732/
Hasemu732/
Hesamu731/
Azzamu731/
Gasomu731/
Gazamu731/
Oisamu731/
Osamau731/
Ajahmu731/
Aseemu731/
Essamu731/
Aisomu731/
Asemeu731/
Asemou731/
Axamou731/
Osamut731/
Eseamu731/
Ajamui731/
Aajamu731/
Ahsemu731/
Adjamu731/
Azamud731/
Auttsamut714/
Achamou67842/
Assomou67694/
Hashemu67222/
Azamouz67204/
Goosamu67138/
Oscamou67124/
Hoosamu67116/
Adjamou6726/
Esahamu6713/
Asoumou679/
Asheemu675/
Asomuha674/
Osamous674/
Achamus672/
Hasuimu672/
Essamou672/
Achammu671/
Atchamu671/
Azzamou671/
Osameuz671/
Aschemu671/
Ahshemu671/
Acheamu671/
Aishemu671/
Oiseamu671/
Hazamou671/
Ochaamu671/
Gazamou671/
Gashomu671/
Hajamau671/
Ajjamou671/
Ajamous671/
Ascemou671/
Haxaimu671/
Uossamu671/

Asamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asamu in the Oriya language
ଆସାମୁasamu50
ଆସମୁasamu27.27
ଆଶାମୁasamu18.18
ଆସାମୁତାିasamutai4.55
Asamu in the Marathi language
आसमुasamu40
आसमूasamu30
असामुasamu13.33
असमूasamu6.67
आसामूasamu3.33
असमुasamu3.33
असामूasamu3.33
Asamu in the Hindi language
असमूasamu29.03
असमुasamu25.81
असामूasamu22.58
आसमूasamu9.68
असामुasamu9.68
आसमुasamu3.23

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