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 surname Ashemi (Russian: Ашеми) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashemi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ashemi is the 926,175th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. The surname Ashemi occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Ashemi are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ashemi is also the 800,975th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 134 people.
The last name Ashemi is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held 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. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found 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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