Asawan Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Asawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Asawan (52) may also be a first name.
Asawan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asawan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Asawan (Oriya: ଆସୱାନ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Asawan.
How Common Is The Last Name Asawan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. Asawan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Asawan reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name on earth, borne by 52 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria Asawan is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 97 percent reside and Delta, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 9 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asawan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asawan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆସୱାନ | asawana | 66.67 |
| ଆସୱନ | asawana | 33.33 |
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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 Asawan
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