Ashamu Surname

324,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ashamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0331:171,48410,612
England621:898,67846,462
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ashamu (221) may also be a first name.

Ashamu Last Name Facts

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

Ashamu (Marathi: आशमू, Oriya: ଆଶାମୁ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashamu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 324,001st most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,336,996 people. The last name Ashamu occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ashamu live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ashamu is also the 606,684th most widespread forename worldwide It is held by 221 people.

Ashamu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,033 people, or 1 in 171,484. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 33 percent live, Oyo, where 31 percent live and Ogun, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Ashamu occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Ashamu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ashamu last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Ashamu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.57% less than the national average, earning $36,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hashamu92178/
Aeshamu924/
Ashsamu921/
Asamu913,683/
Hashamud861/
Ashamahu861/
Aaishamu861/
Hashaimu861/
Asamau833,100/
Achamu83298/
Asamou8391/
Asamud8384/
Ashemu8367/
Hasamu8328/
Adsamu8328/
Asiamu8327/
Assamu8323/
Gasamu8316/
Eshamu8314/
Aisamu8310/
Asjamu835/
Asaimu834/
Asasmu833/
Asamut833/
Asamup831/
Asammu831/
Ahsamu831/
Asaamu831/
Asaemu831/
Asameu831/
Aseamu831/
Achamou77842/
Hashemu77222/
Assamou77104/
Assamau7777/
Adsamou7744/
Hasamau7737/
Asamahu7734/
Esahamu7713/
Hasamud7711/
Hasaimu7710/
Aisamau7710/
Hassamu775/
Asheemu775/
Hasiamu774/
Achamus772/
Hasamuh771/
Gasameu771/
Achammu771/
Asamutt771/
Atchamu771/
Aschemu771/
Ahshemu771/
Acheamu771/
Hasahmu771/
Aisaimu771/
Aishemu771/
Gashomu771/
Assammu771/
Asamauh771/
Assamut771/
Asamuth770/
Asemu732,816/
Azamu73875/
Osamu73598/
Esamu73428/
Asomu7315/
Atchamou71486/
Hassamou7115/
Hasamahu718/
Hasheemu718/
Hachamou712/
Hassamau711/
Hasamuit711/
Aissamou711/
Achamouh711/
Adsamouy711/
Assaamou711/
Assammou711/
Achomu67193/
Uosamu67155/
Oshemu6753/
Assemu6727/
Ochamu6711/
Ossamu678/
Hazamu678/
Asomgu677/
Azamou675/
Hosamu674/
Oosamu674/
Auttsamut674/
Asemui672/
Gosamu672/
Oshomu672/
Osameu672/
Hasemu672/
Hesamu671/
Azzamu671/
Gasomu671/
Oisamu671/
Osamau671/
Aseemu671/
Essamu671/
Eshemu671/
Aisomu671/
Asemeu671/
Asemou671/
Axamou671/
Osamut671/
Eseamu671/
Ahsemu671/
Hozamu671/

Ashamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ashamu in the Oriya language
ଆଶାମୁasamu-
Ashamu in the Marathi language
आशमूasamu83.33
अषमूasamu16.67

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ashamu
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