Ashemi Surname
Approximately 285 people bear this surname
Ashemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 252 | 1:702,947 | 32,409 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Ashemi (134) may also be a first name.
Ashemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ashemi (Russian: Ашеми) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ashemi.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashemi? popularity and diffusion
Ashemi is the 926,175th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. The surname Ashemi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Ashemi live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 800,975th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 134 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 702,947. In Nigeria Ashemi is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 67 percent are found, Yobe, where 14 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 9 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ashemi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashemi in the Russian language | ||
| Ашеми | asemi | - |
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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 Ashemi
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