Ashrafu Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Ashrafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 21 | 1:2,521,029 | 48,569 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ashrafu (2,251) may also be a first name.
Ashrafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashrafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ashrafu (Hindi: अशरफु) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ashrafu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashrafu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ashrafu is the 3,017,195th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ashrafu reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 157,434th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 2,251 people.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 2,521,029. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Pwani Region, where 43 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 43 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ashrafu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashrafu in the Hindi language | ||
| अशरफु | asaraphu | 80 |
| अशरफू | asaraphu | 20 |
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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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- 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 Ashrafu
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