Ashami Surname
Approximately 495 people bear this surname
Ashami Surname User-submission:
The Ashami surname comes from the Ashham-ol-molk (braver in the country) title, given by a Persian king to one of the Ashhami family's ancestors. With a possessive suffix i, it became later the surname for Ashhami family. Not to be mixed up with Ashami, which is originally an Indian surname.
Read More About This SurnameAshami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 261 | 1:678,708 | 31,547 |
| Iran | 158 | 1:485,965 | 29,156 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Ashami (551) may also be a first name.
Ashami Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Ashami surname comes from the Ashham-ol-molk (braver in the country) title, given by a Persian king to one of the Ashhami family's ancestors. With a possessive suffix i, it became later the surname for Ashhami family. Not to be mixed up with Ashami, which is originally an Indian surname.
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Average Ashami Salary in
United States
$53,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ashami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ashami (Hindi: अशमी, Marathi: अशमी, Oriya: ଆସାମି) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashami? popularity and diffusion
Ashami is the 620,716th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 14,722,315 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Ashami are found; 53 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 358,643rd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 551 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 678,708. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Borno, where 47 percent live, Yobe, where 30 percent live and Benue, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 32 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Ashami Last Name Statistics demography
Ashami earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ashami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashami in the Hindi language | ||
| अशमी | asami | 64.81 |
| आशमी | asami | 24.07 |
| अ॰शमी | asami | 3.7 |
| हाशमी | hasami | 1.85 |
| अशामी | asami | 1.85 |
| आशामी | asami | 1.85 |
| आशामि | asami | 1.85 |
| Ashami in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆସାମି | asami | 50 |
| ଅଷମୀ | asami | 50 |
| Ashami in the Marathi language | ||
| अशमी | asami | 40 |
| आशामी | asami | 35 |
| आषमी | asami | 10 |
| हसामी | hasami | 10 |
| आशमी | asami | 5 |
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Footnotes
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