Asefa Surname

1,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376,937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Asefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia376,2081:25926
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
India941:8,160,270170,569
Papua New Guinea771:105,89214,318
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
England241:2,321,58686,519
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Norway121:428,52437,411
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Asefa (569,891) may also be a first name.

Asefa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Asefa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Asefa (Hindi: आसेफा, Marathi: आसेफ़ा) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Asefa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Asefa is the 1,433rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 19,334 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Asefa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,754th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 569,891 people.

The surname Asefa is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 376,208 people, or 1 in 259. Excluding Ethiopia it occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Malawi, where 0 percent live.

Asefa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Asefa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Asefa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Asefa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.67% less than the national average, earning 250,313 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.6% less than the national average, earning $41,163 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.29% less than the national average, earning $25,690 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Assefa91349,680/
Aseffa9121,756/
Asefah91165/
Aseefa9124/
Ashefa9115/
Asefha9110/
Ausefa913/
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Aesefa911/
Asefaa911/
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Asefash8325,921/
Asefach834,346/
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Ashefat838/
Asefaha835/
Aessefa835/
Assefha833/
Haseefa831/
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Asheefa831/
Assefat831/
Aseefat831/
Asefi804,855/
Asifa803,609/
Asafa803,502/
Asofa80323/
Esefa80149/
Asyfa8066/
Osefa8034/
Agefa8017/
Asefe808/
Asefo807/
Azefa804/
Ajefa802/
Asefy802/
Assefash773,381/
Aasheefa771/
Asseyfat771/
Aseffash771/
Asefioha771/
Atsefaha771/
Adseefah771/
Ashafa735,568/
Assafa732,068/
Asifat731,750/
Asifah73735/
Ashifa73355/
Assefi73349/
Hagefa73252/
Assifa73237/
Assyfa73208/
Asofah73138/
Assofa73127/
Ashefo73125/
Osiefa73122/
Asifoa7364/
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Hasifa7345/
Ashofa7326/
Atsifa7324/
Hasafa7323/
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Assefy7314/
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Achefa7313/
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Asefie7310/
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Asefii731/
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Aziefa731/
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Hazeefa671,011/
Adjeffa67500/
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Ashifat67295/
Ashefei67212/
Hasifah67202/
Asseufi67138/
Assefie6755/
Assyfah6739/
Assifah6734/
Ahasefi6734/
Asshofa6732/
Ashifah6727/
Hashefi6723/
Asiffah6720/
Hasifat6720/
Assafah6719/
Ashofah6718/
Achefay6716/
Ashafah6711/
Assifat6710/
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Hashafa679/
Ashiefo679/
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Asyofah675/
Assofah675/
Assifai674/
Ashifad674/
Hashifa674/
Aasifah674/
Asefech674/
Azeefat673/
Ashyfat673/
Aasifha673/
Hassafa673/
Assifaa672/
Oesiefa672/
Asiffat672/
Asseufy672/
Hasaifa671/
Asifaja671/
Ashaafa671/
Aasifat671/
Ashifau671/
Ashoefo671/
Haysefi671/
Aasifaa671/
Achhefa671/
Asyfach671/
Assefee671/
Assiffa671/
Asheefi671/
Ashgifa671/
Hadjefa671/
Asshafa671/
Ashiefi671/
Ashafaa671/
Asefesh671/
Aashafa671/
Esseyfa671/
Esseffa671/
Aziefah671/
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Asefa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asefa in the Hindi language
आसेफाasepha98.39
आसेफ़ाasefa0.81
असेफाasepha0.81
Asefa in the Marathi language
आसेफ़ाasefa66.67
आसेकाaseka33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Asefa
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