Ashoura Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Ashoura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Ashoura (294) may also be a first name.
Ashoura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashoura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ashoura occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashoura? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ashoura is the 3,373,373rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Ashoura are found; 41 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 514,566th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 294 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,370,858. In Niger it is most common in: Maradi Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Niger this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Ashoura
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