Ashfa Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Ashfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 78 | 1:2,271,061 | 76,915 |
| Maldives | 54 | 1:7,485 | 631 |
| Pakistan | 34 | 1:5,254,232 | 33,450 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Ashfa (2,477) may also be a first name.
Ashfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ashfa (Dhivehi: އަޝްފ, Hindi: आशफा, Russian: Ашфа) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashfa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,009,375th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. Ashfa is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Ashfa reside; 49 percent reside in South Asia and 37 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ashfa is also the 148,421st most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 2,477 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 2,271,061. In Nigeria Ashfa is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 37 percent are found, Kebbi, where 27 percent are found and Kano, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The Maldives, where 21 percent are found and Pakistan, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ashfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashfa in the Dhivehi language | ||
| އަޝްފ | asf | - |
| Ashfa in the Hindi language | ||
| आशफा | asapha | 75.42 |
| अशफा | asapha | 20 |
| आश्फा | aspha | 4.34 |
| आशफ़ा | asafa | 0.24 |
| Ashfa in the Russian language | ||
| Ашфа | asfa | - |
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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
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- 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 Ashfa
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