Ashimu Surname
Approximately 2,537 people bear this surname
Ashimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,254 | 1:78,590 | 5,591 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Tanzania | 123 | 1:430,420 | 30,093 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Ashimu (3,954) may also be a first name.
Ashimu Demographics
Ashimu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ashimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ashimu (Hindi: अशीमू) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashimu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 170,010th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,872,505 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ashimu reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 111,232nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 3,954 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,254 people, or 1 in 78,590. In Nigeria Ashimu is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 18 percent are found, Zamfara, where 12 percent are found and Bauchi, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Ashimu exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Tanzania, where 5 percent are found.
Ashimu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ashimu surname is predominantly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ashimu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashimu in the Hindi language | ||
| अशीमू | asimu | 50 |
| अशीमु | asimu | 50 |
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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 Ashimu
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