Ashei Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Ashei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ashei (76) may also be a first name.
Ashei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ashei occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashei? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ashei live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ashei is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 76 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria Ashei is most common in: Kaduna, where 91 percent reside, Borno, where 3 percent reside and Edo, where 3 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and Iran, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Ashei
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