Asayi Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Asayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Asayi (232) may also be a first name.
Asayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Asayi (Hindi: आसयी, Marathi: एसयी, Oriya: ଆଶାୟୀ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Asayi.
How Common Is The Last Name Asayi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,849,867th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname Asayi occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Asayi reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 588,797th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 232 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 29 percent live, Ondo, where 17 percent live and Nasarawa, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asayi in the Hindi language | ||
| आसयी | asayi | - |
| Asayi in the Marathi language | ||
| एसयी | esayi | - |
| Asayi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଶାୟୀ | asayi | 67.96 |
| ଆସାୟୀ | asayi | 10.68 |
| ଆଶାୟି | asayi | 9.71 |
| ଅଶାୟୀ | asayi | 5.83 |
| ଅସାୟୀ | asayi | 2.91 |
| ଅସାଇ | asa'i | 0.97 |
| ଆସାୟି | asayi | 0.97 |
| ଅକ୍ଷୟ | aksaya | 0.97 |
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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 Asayi
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