Asfaw Surname

2,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210,854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Asfaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asfaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia205,7311:47465
Sudan3,6401:10,3051,452
United States9461:383,14933,798
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Canada831:443,92338,562
England621:898,67846,462
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Swaziland91:144,244719
Norway91:571,36544,190
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
China31:455,773,85521,925
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Asfaw (348,056) may also be a first name.

Asfaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Asfaw occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Asfaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asfaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Asfaw is the 2,635th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 34,562 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Asfaw are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,995th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 348,056 people.

Asfaw is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 205,731 people, or 1 in 474. Aside from Ethiopia it occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Asfaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Asfaw surname are 44.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Asfaw earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 30.9% less than the national average, earning 239,139 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.26% less than the national average, earning R 191,868 per year; in United States they earn 4.75% less than the national average, earning $41,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $46,636 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Assfaw915,842/
Asfawe914,026/
Asffaw917/
Aesfaw911/
Ashfaw911/
Asfaf807/
Asfow801/
Azfaw801/
Ashfaf7316/
Asfasf734/
Ashfab731/
Asfasdf671/
Ashfaaf671/
Ashfaafh621/
Adsfadfs621/
Ashfouf502/
Aswfasf501/

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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
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  • 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 Asfaw
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