Ashom Surname
Approximately 805 people bear this surname
Ashom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 773 | 1:229,163 | 13,421 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Ashom (525) may also be a first name.
Ashom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ashom (Hindi: अशोम, Marathi: अशोम) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashom? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 428,665th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,052,852 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ashom are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ashom is also the 368,302nd most prevalent forename globally, borne by 525 people.
The last name Ashom is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 773 people, or 1 in 229,163. In Nigeria Ashom is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 67 percent live, Bauchi, where 21 percent live and Benue, where 3 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and Afghanistan, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ashom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashom in the Hindi language | ||
| अशोम | asoma | - |
| Ashom in the Marathi language | ||
| अशोम | asoma | - |
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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 Ashom
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