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
Ashirah occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashirah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Ashirah reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ashirah is also the 1,321,957th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 56 people.
The surname Ashirah is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also found 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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