Asava Surname
Approximately 4,048 people bear this surname
Asava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,508 | 1:18,413 | 2,175 |
| India | 1,421 | 1:539,807 | 26,708 |
| Papua New Guinea | 61 | 1:133,667 | 18,337 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Asava (840) may also be a first name.
Asava Demographics
Asava Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Asava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asava Come From? nationality or country of origin
Asava (Arabic: عسافي, Hindi: असावा, Marathi: आसावा, Russian: Асава) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asava? popularity and diffusion
The surname Asava is the 114,217th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,800,283 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Asava live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 281,708th most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 840 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,508 people, or 1 in 18,413. In Kenya Asava is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 23 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 23 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 18 percent are found. Other than Kenya Asava is found in 13 countries. It is also found in India, where 35 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Asava Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Asava last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Asava surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.
Asava earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.96% more than the national average, earning $55,212 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asava in the Hindi language | ||
| असावा | asava | 82.18 |
| असवा | asava | 7.92 |
| आसवा | asava | 3.96 |
| आसावा | asava | 1.98 |
| ासव | asava | 1.98 |
| आसव | asava | 0.99 |
| असाव | asava | 0.99 |
| Asava in the Marathi language | ||
| आसावा | asava | 60.12 |
| असावा | asava | 32.4 |
| आसवा | asava | 4.98 |
| असवा | asava | 1.06 |
| एसवा | esava | 0.23 |
| सवश | savasa | 0.15 |
| एसावा | esava | 0.15 |
| Asava in the Russian language | ||
| Асава | asava | - |
| Asava in the Arabic language | ||
| عسافي | safy | - |
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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 Asava
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