Ashimah Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Ashimah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Ashimah (81) may also be a first name.
Ashimah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashimah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ashimah occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashimah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,843,861st most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Ashimah live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 81 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 70 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 22 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 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 Ashimah
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