Ashiwa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Ashiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ashiwa (11) may also be a first name.
Ashiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ashiwa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashiwa? popularity and diffusion
Ashiwa is the 5,587,209th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Ashiwa occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Ashiwa are found; 67 percent are found in East Asia and 67 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Ashiwa is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.
The surname Ashiwa is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 15,980,537. In Japan it is primarily found in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 50 percent live, Tokushima Prefecture, where 13 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent live. Apart from Japan Ashiwa is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and Singapore, where 8 percent live.
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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 Ashiwa
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