Ashirah Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Ashirah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
Ashirah (56) may also be a first name.
Ashirah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashirah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ashirah is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashirah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ashirah is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Ashirah are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ashirah is also the 1,321,957th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 56 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Ashirah occurs in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 50 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 Ashirah
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