Ashafa Surname

86,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ashafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,5141:32,1262,680
India171:45,121,493474,784
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England101:5,571,806158,774
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ashafa (5,652) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ashafat9216/
Ashafah9211/
Hashafa929/
Asahafa926/
Ashasfa923/
Ashafaj921/
Ashaafa921/
Asshafa921/
Ashafaa921/
Aashafa921/
Asafa913,502/
Ashafath8675/
Hashafah862/
Asshsafa861/
Ashshafa861/
Assafa832,068/
Asiafa83172/
Achafa83148/
Asafat83143/
Ashafe8371/
Ashafi8358/
Ashofa8326/
Hasafa8323/
Asafah8316/
Ahsafa8316/
Ashefa8315/
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Asatfa833/
Ashafo833/
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Asafas831/
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Aasafa831/
Gasafa831/
Asafau831/
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Ashafy831/
Asaffa831/
Hashafi7744/
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Achaffa7725/
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Ashofah7718/
Asshafi7714/
Atchafa7714/
Assafat7710/
Assaffa778/
Asaifat777/
Achafat777/
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Aushafi774/
Ashafie774/
Ashapha773/
Hassafa773/
Achafai772/
Hasaifa771/
Aashefa771/
Ashaafi771/
Aishafe771/
Atsafah771/
Asahafi771/
Ashafer771/
Asheefa771/
A'Shafy771/
Hachafa771/
Asaasfa771/
Ashafiz771/
Asefa73376,937/
Asafo736,462/
Asafi731,509/
Asofa73323/
Esafa73274/
Asafe73218/
Asafy7370/
Azafa739/
Osafa738/
Assaffah71109/
Atchaffa7113/
Achayfad719/
Assahafi713/
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Aasheefa711/
Asaphaat711/
Assafauh711/
Assaifat711/
Hassafay711/
Achaffay711/
Assafaha711/
Hausafas710/
Assefa67349,680/
Aseffa6721,756/
Assafi672,386/
Assafo671,558/
Oshafi671,149/
Hasafi67338/
Essafa67210/
Asefah67165/
Asofah67138/
Assofa67127/
Ashefo67125/
Ashofi67124/
Asapha67117/
Asafer67102/
Hozafa6783/
Eshofa6745/
Oshofa6731/
Assafe6724/
Aseefa6724/
Achafi6723/
Gasafi6720/
Ausafi6719/
Ashofo6718/
Aisafe6712/
Asefha6710/
Asafii6710/
Asafed6710/
Asafeh679/
Gasafy679/
Assafy678/
Aasafe678/
Osiafa677/
Aisafi677/
Asaifi675/
Achofa675/
Gasafe675/
Ashshoffa674/
Ajsafe674/
Osafat673/
Ausefa673/
Asiafi672/
Aasefa672/
Hajshafie672/
Aasafi672/
Aseifa672/
Achafe672/
Ahsafi672/
Asefau672/
Hasafe672/
Aitchafai671/
Asehfo671/
Hazafa671/
Hasafo671/
Esaffa671/
Ahsafo671/
Achafé671/
Achchafai671/
Azzafa671/
Azaifa671/
Azaufa671/
Hasafy671/
Asaffi671/
Asafou671/
Aesefa671/
Auzafa671/
Ochafa671/
Asefaa671/
Asafie671/
Azafay671/

Ashafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ashafa in the Bengali language
আশফাasapha-
Ashafa in the Oriya language
ଆଶାଫାasapha-
Ashafa in the Hindi language
आशफाasapha66.67
अशफाasapha16.67
अशाफाasapha8.33
आशाफाasapha8.33
Ashafa in the Marathi language
अशफाअहasapha'aha50
अहमदahamada50

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