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 carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashirah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Ashirah 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 prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 56 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Ashirah is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Ashirah occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 50 percent are found.
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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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