Ashefon Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Ashefon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 136 | 1:1,302,520 | 51,596 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Ashefon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashefon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ashefon occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashefon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,518,885th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ashefon are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Ashefon is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 1,302,520. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 53 percent reside, Osun, where 17 percent reside and Ogun, where 16 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Ashefon occurs in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asehefon | 93 | 5 | / |
| Asefon | 92 | 758 | / |
| Achefon | 86 | 45 | / |
| Ashefun | 86 | 10 | / |
| Asefone | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ashefom | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ashefan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Eshefon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Atchefon | 80 | 200 | / |
| Acheffon | 80 | 38 | / |
| Ashephon | 80 | 5 | / |
| Achefoun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Achefong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Asefun | 77 | 12 | / |
| Asefan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Asafon | 77 | 3 | / |
| Acefon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atcheffon | 75 | 347 | / |
| Atchetfon | 75 | 5 | / |
| Atchefoun | 75 | 2 | / |
| Asaphon | 71 | 187 | / |
| Aasafon | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ashofan | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ashafan | 71 | 10 | / |
| Achifon | 71 | 10 | / |
| Achefun | 71 | 3 | / |
| Assefan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Assifon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ashifan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asiphong | 67 | 188 | / |
| Asaiphon | 67 | 141 | / |
| Assofoun | 67 | 107 | / |
| Achifone | 67 | 53 | / |
| Hashifun | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ashaifan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aashifan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Achefune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achefane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochefoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Assefoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aashafan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aishafan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ashefon
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