Ashiru Surname

7,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ashiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria72,1631:2,455322
Togo5251:13,8053,854
England2031:274,47321,519
Tanzania1521:348,30025,719
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ashiru (94,183) may also be a first name.

Ashiru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ashiru Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ashiru (Hindi: अशीरु, Marathi: अिशरु) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashiru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,751st most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,512 people. The surname Ashiru is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ashiru live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 10,744th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 94,183 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 72,163 people, or 1 in 2,455. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kano, where 22 percent are found, Katsina, where 22 percent are found and Zamfara, where 8 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Ashiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Ashiru last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ashiru earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18.87% more than the national average, earning $51,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.76% less than the national average, earning $35,889 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hashiru923,477/
Aishiru9235/
Ashirou9216/
Ashiruu9210/
Gashiru929/
Ashieru925/
Aashiru925/
Ashirus924/
Ashairu923/
Ashirru923/
Ashirut922/
Aushiru922/
Atshiru921/
Ahshiru921/
Ashhiru921/
Asshiru921/
Ashuiru921/
Asiru919,407/
Haashiru862/
Hasshiru861/
Hasiru83785/
Asieru83500/
Asheru83162/
Ashuru83161/
Achiru8379/
Ahsiru8369/
Asihru8314/
Gasiru838/
Asirut836/
Aisiru835/
Asiruh834/
Aseiru833/
Asiruj833/
Asirou833/
Asairu832/
Assiru832/
Asirus831/
Asjiru831/
Asgiru831/
Asuiru831/
Eshiru831/
Asirhu831/
Asirau831/
Aasiru831/
Assshirou801/
Achirou775,729/
Achirus77293/
Assirou77281/
Hassiru7736/
Hasheru7725/
Ausirus778/
Assireu774/
Hashuru773/
Hasairu772/
Asheeru772/
Gasheru772/
Aashuru771/
Ashurou771/
Aasheru771/
Hasirou771/
Gasirou771/
Ahcirou771/
Ashuuru771/
Hasihru771/
Aisheru771/
Aseru735,717/
Asuru733,532/
Aziru73689/
Aciru73556/
Esiru73423/
Osiru73222/
Asyru731/
Hachirou71936/
Hassirou71263/
Atchirou717/
Aichirou716/
Gassirou712/
Achuirou711/
Achirrou711/
Osirus67681/
Azirou67599/
Acheru67184/
Ochiru67127/
Ausuru6777/
Eshuru6770/
Esieru6732/
Aisuru6716/
Haziru6715/
Oshuru679/
Acirus678/
Ausiró678/
Gaciru675/
Esairu674/
Aesuru674/
Osheru674/
Ozairu674/
Asseru674/
Hasuru673/
Aseeru673/
Osirut673/
Azairu672/
Asueru672/
Asuuru672/
Esheru671/
Aserus671/
Assuru671/
Haseru671/
Eseiru671/
Osirau671/
Hachuirou671/
Aiseru671/
Acirou671/
Azaheirou671/
Osoiru671/
Esoiru671/
Asereu671/
Auchairut671/

Ashiru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ashiru in the Marathi language
अिशरुaisaru-
Ashiru in the Hindi language
अशीरुasiru66.67
अशीरूasiru33.33

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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
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  • 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 Ashiru
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