Asamwa Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Asamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 49 | 1:942,447 | 33,788 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Asamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Asamwa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asamwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Asamwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Asamwa reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 942,447. In Kenya Asamwa is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asamwua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Atsamwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Asamwad | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aasamwad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Asamba | 83 | 1,937 | / |
| Asamua | 83 | 36 | / |
| Asanwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Asamwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Assamba | 77 | 1,523 | / |
| Asambea | 77 | 111 | / |
| Asianwa | 77 | 41 | / |
| Ashamba | 77 | 33 | / |
| Ausamba | 77 | 27 | / |
| Asambai | 77 | 23 | / |
| Asanwad | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ashanwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Asambay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Asanway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Otsamwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Assamua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asaimwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hasamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ashamwy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Achamwad | 71 | 10 | / |
| Hasanwad | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hasambai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Asssamba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hachamwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asheamua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asambeah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Assainwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adjamway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aisambea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hossamwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aisambai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hasanwaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hasanwaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asambe | 67 | 427 | / |
| Azamba | 67 | 416 | / |
| Osamba | 67 | 271 | / |
| Asambi | 67 | 257 | / |
| Asambo | 67 | 150 | / |
| Asonwa | 67 | 73 | / |
| Asanba | 67 | 49 | / |
| Hassambay | 67 | 34 | / |
| Osemwa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Esemwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ajanwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hasambhai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aachamwad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Osanwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hashambai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Osomwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Asanva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Asanua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Asamuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Asanwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azamua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osamua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hassanwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osamwauyi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Asamwa
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