Ashiruma Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ashiruma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashiruma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1681:274,88018,068
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ashiruma (17) may also be a first name.

Ashiruma Last Name Facts

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

Ashiruma is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashiruma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,328,442nd most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ashiruma are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 274,880. In Kenya Ashiruma is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 48 percent live, Kakamega County, where 43 percent live and Nakuru County, where 5 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Ashiruma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ashirumah941/
Ashirima882/
Ashuruma881/
Eshirumha821/
Asuruma805/
Asirumo805/
Asirima803/
Aserouma7511/
Eshirima759/
Hasirima755/
Ashirimo751/
Asirimma751/
Esherumah712/
O'Shiroma711/
Aseroma6791/
Osiroma6756/
Asurumo6728/
Osirima6710/
Esirima673/
Aserima671/
Asirimo671/
Asyrima671/
Aseruemo631/
Hassirimo591/
Eserima53192/
Osirimo5312/
Osiromo532/
Esirimo531/
Osirome531/
Aserimo531/
Oseroma531/
Asserome504/
Esserima501/

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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 Ashiruma
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis