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 held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asamwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Asamwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Asamwa live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 942,447. In Kenya Asamwa is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
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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