Asaw Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Asaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 166 | 1:609,869 | 65,823 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Asaw (81) may also be a first name.
Asaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Asaw (Arabic: أسو, Oriya: ଏସାଉ) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Asaw? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,210,518th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Asaw are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 61 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,068,082nd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 81 people.
The surname Asaw is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 609,869. In The Philippines Asaw is most common in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 70 percent reside, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 22 percent reside and Soccsksargen, where 4 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines Asaw exists in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside and Ghana, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asaw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asaw in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏସାଉ | esa'u | - |
| Asaw in the Arabic language | ||
| أسو | asw | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Asaw
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