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 is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asawu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Asawu is the 2,185,341st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Asawu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 781,395th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 140 people.
Asawu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria Asawu is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 56 percent live, Kaduna, where 21 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
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
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