Ashafa Surname
Approximately 5,568 people bear this surname
Ashafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,514 | 1:32,126 | 2,680 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ashafa (5,652) may also be a first name.
Ashafa Demographics
Average Ashafa Salary in
United States
$45,203 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ashafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ashafa (Bengali: আশফা, Hindi: आशफा, Marathi: अशफाअह, Oriya: ଆଶାଫା) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashafa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 86,504th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,308,826 people. Ashafa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ashafa live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 89,021st most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 5,652 people.
The surname Ashafa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,514 people, or 1 in 32,126. In Nigeria Ashafa is mostly found in: Lagos, where 23 percent reside, Zamfara, where 16 percent reside and Kaduna, where 12 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Ashafa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.
Ashafa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $45,203 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ashafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashafa in the Bengali language | ||
| আশফা | asapha | - |
| Ashafa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଶାଫା | asapha | - |
| Ashafa in the Hindi language | ||
| आशफा | asapha | 66.67 |
| अशफा | asapha | 16.67 |
| अशाफा | asapha | 8.33 |
| आशाफा | asapha | 8.33 |
| Ashafa in the Marathi language | ||
| अशफाअह | asapha'aha | 50 |
| अहमद | ahamada | 50 |
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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 Ashafa
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