Ashama Surname
Approximately 594 people bear this surname
Ashama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 473 | 1:374,509 | 19,965 |
| India | 93 | 1:8,248,015 | 171,602 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Ashama (7,061) may also be a first name.
Ashama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ashama (Bengali: আসমা, Hindi: आशमा, Marathi: आशमा, Oriya: ଆଶମା) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 540,721st most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,268,596 people. Ashama occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Ashama are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ashama is also the 77,125th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 7,061 people.
The last name Ashama is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 473 people, or 1 in 374,509. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 26 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 15 percent reside and Edo, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ashama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashama in the Bengali language | ||
| আসমা | asama | - |
| Ashama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଶମା | asama | 88.79 |
| ଆସମା | asama | 6.54 |
| ଅଶମା | asama | 1.87 |
| ଅଶାମା | asama | 0.93 |
| ଆଷାମା | asama | 0.93 |
| ଆଶାମା | asama | 0.93 |
| Ashama in the Hindi language | ||
| आशमा | asama | 56.24 |
| आशामा | asama | 21.61 |
| अशमा | asama | 11.41 |
| आसमा | asama | 4.56 |
| अशामा | asama | 2.01 |
| आश्ामा | asama | 1.21 |
| आशमां | asamam | 0.67 |
| आषमा | asama | 0.27 |
| अषमा | asama | 0.27 |
| ऑसमा | osama | 0.13 |
| आशंमा | asamma | 0.13 |
| आशमॉ | asamo | 0.13 |
| आाशमा | aasama | 0.13 |
| आजम | ajama | 0.13 |
| आसमां | asamam | 0.13 |
| आशीमा | asima | 0.13 |
| आशम | asama | 0.13 |
| अशमां | asamam | 0.13 |
| Ashama in the Marathi language | ||
| आशमा | asama | 50.75 |
| आशामा | asama | 36.34 |
| अशामा | asama | 2.7 |
| अहमद | ahamada | 1.5 |
| महमद | mahamada | 1.2 |
| अशमा | asama | 1.2 |
| आसमा | asama | 0.9 |
| कािशम | kaisama | 0.6 |
| अशाम | asama | 0.6 |
| अहमंद | ahamanda | 0.3 |
| आषमा | asama | 0.3 |
| अषमा | asama | 0.3 |
| ुाषमा | uasama | 0.3 |
| आशमााक | asamaaka | 0.3 |
| आिसम | aisama | 0.3 |
| आशामााम | asamaama | 0.3 |
| समानी | samani | 0.3 |
| आसमाँबी | asamambi | 0.3 |
| आशामााउ | asamaa'u | 0.3 |
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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
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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 Ashama
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