Asawu Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Asawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 72 | 1:2,460,316 | 81,464 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Asawu (140) may also be a first name.
Asawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Asawu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Asawu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,185,341st most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Asawu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Asawu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Asawu is also the 781,395th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 140 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 56 percent are found, Kaduna, where 21 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asiawu | 91 | 100 | / |
| Ashawu | 91 | 29 | / |
| Asawut | 91 | 7 | / |
| Assawou | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ashaiwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Assahwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hassawu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ashawut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gasawau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Asabu | 80 | 538 | / |
| Ajawu | 80 | 139 | / |
| Osawu | 80 | 60 | / |
| Esawu | 80 | 55 | / |
| Asowu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Asewu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Azawu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hassawou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ashabu | 73 | 137 | / |
| Hasabu | 73 | 45 | / |
| Achawu | 73 | 41 | / |
| Aisabu | 73 | 36 | / |
| Oshawu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Aseavu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ashewu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Atsowu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Assabu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Osaiwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aziawu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ajauwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aisewu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Asowgu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Asavau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ashavu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Asaibu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Asiewu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gazawu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Asaabu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Azawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osauwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osawau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Essawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osaweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ausabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajawuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ashowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asuowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aasavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hasabou | 67 | 187 | / |
| Ashhabu | 67 | 140 | / |
| Assabou | 67 | 48 | / |
| Hassabu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gazhawu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ashaibu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Asabouh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Adjawou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Assavou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ashaabu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ashahbu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hashabu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asaabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gashavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ossawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajawuih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asheiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osauywu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aashavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hausabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asshabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azeauwu | 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
- 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 Asawu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis