Asewaju Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Asewaju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asewaju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187

Asewaju Last Name Facts

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

The last name Asewaju is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Asewaju? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. Asewaju is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Asewaju live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Asewaju is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 70 percent are found, Ekiti, where 28 percent are found and Kogi, where 2 percent are found.

Asewaju Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asiwaju861,750/
Asawaju861/
Ashiwaju80298/
Asihwaju802/
Eshewaju801/
Atsiwaju801/
Assiwaju801/
Asiwaj772/
Asiwau771/
Aseweje71197/
Asawaji713/
Gaseway712/
Ajiwaju712/
Asiwayu712/
Ashewai711/
Osawaju711/
Asewejo711/
Asiwaja711/
Asheweje671/
Gasseway670/

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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 Asewaju
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