Asamu Surname
Approximately 3,683 people bear this surname
Asamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,397 | 1:52,147 | 3,992 |
| Zimbabwe | 164 | 1:94,136 | 13,392 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Asamu (3,187) may also be a first name.
Asamu Demographics
Asamu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Asamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Asamu (Hindi: असमू, Marathi: आसमु, Oriya: ଆସାମୁ) is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Asamu.
How Common Is The Last Name Asamu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 123,864th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,978,698 people. This last name 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 prevalent first name internationally, held by 3,187 people.
The surname Asamu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,397 people, or 1 in 52,147. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 45 percent are found, Ogun, where 24 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Asamu 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 devotion of those carrying the Asamu last name is predominantly Christian (76%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asamu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆସାମୁ | asamu | 50 |
| ଆସମୁ | asamu | 27.27 |
| ଆଶାମୁ | asamu | 18.18 |
| ଆସାମୁତାି | asamutai | 4.55 |
| Asamu in the Marathi language | ||
| आसमु | asamu | 40 |
| आसमू | asamu | 30 |
| असामु | asamu | 13.33 |
| असमू | asamu | 6.67 |
| आसामू | asamu | 3.33 |
| असमु | asamu | 3.33 |
| असामू | asamu | 3.33 |
| Asamu in the Hindi language | ||
| असमू | asamu | 29.03 |
| असमु | asamu | 25.81 |
| असामू | asamu | 22.58 |
| आसमू | asamu | 9.68 |
| असामु | asamu | 9.68 |
| आसमु | asamu | 3.23 |
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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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- 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 Asamu
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