Ashenafi Surname

4,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132,457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Ashenafi Surname User-submission:

The surname Ashenafi means 'champion'.

Ashenafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia132,3251:737123
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Ashenafi (111,988) may also be a first name.

Ashenafi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ashenafi means 'champion'.

- asherthechamp

Ashenafi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ashenafi occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashenafi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,247th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 55,018 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ashenafi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Ashenafi is also the 9,188th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 111,988 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 132,325 people, or 1 in 737. Apart from Ethiopia this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Ashenafi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ashenafi surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Ashenafi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $35,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ashenafie942,255/
Ashenaffi948/
Ashenafit941/
Ashenafii941/
Asenafi931,449/
Ashenafe886,442/
Ashanafi881,290/
Ashenafy8819/
Ashinafi8810/
Achenafi886/
Asehnafi884/
Ashenefi881/
Ahsenafi881/
Ahsenafie821/
Asenafe8016/
Asanafi8010/
Asenafy801/
Ashenefe759/
Ashinafe754/
Ashanafe754/
Oshonafi751/
Atsinafi751/
Ashanefie711/
Esinafi671/

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