Ashua Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Ashua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2281:776,94234,923
Cameroon581:358,08731,912
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Abkhazia41:60,7163,073
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ashua (88) may also be a first name.

Ashua Last Name Facts

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

Ashua (Georgian: აშუა, Hindi: आश्ुा, Russian: Ашуа) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 883,255th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ashua are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ashua is also the 1,017,994th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 88 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 776,942. In Nigeria Ashua is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 49 percent reside, Benue, where 25 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 19 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.

Ashua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ashua has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gashua91964/
Ashwua911/
Asua894,009/
Ashuach8323/
Ashuoha831/
Atsua802,038/
Asuat801,001/
Achua80993/
Ashba80752/
Eshua80530/
Ashwa80497/
Ahuwa80355/
Oshua80282/
Assua80242/
Asuad80108/
Gasua8068/
Aihua8059/
Ausua8044/
Aisua8040/
Ashuo8038/
Ayhua8033/
Ahuva8031/
Aswua8014/
Ahuas8014/
Ashva8010/
Aszua809/
Hasua808/
Asuaa805/
Ahuae804/
Ahjua803/
Ahuaz803/
Ahuaj802/
Asbha802/
Asuas802/
Asuea802/
Aahua801/
Aasua801/
Ahhua801/
Asuoa801/
Ashwah731,071/
Ashway73356/
Hashwa73203/
Goshua73155/
Ashbay7361/
Assuad7346/
Haihua7331/
Ahuvah7327/
Ahuath7322/
Hachua7321/
Ahouea7320/
Ashwai7316/
Hasuat7313/
Ashbai7311/
Achuat738/
Atsuah738/
Achuah738/
Hahuwa737/
Ashvad737/
Hausua736/
Assuat735/
Ahuwau735/
Aswaha735/
Atchua734/
Ashvat733/
Gahuha733/
Asouha733/
Ahouha733/
Hayhua733/
Ashvah732/
Ashvay732/
Ahauwa732/
Hoshua732/
Achuay732/
Haesua732/
Aishwa732/
Ahjuap732/
Eschua731/
Gausua731/
Aisuha731/
Ahuaaj731/
Hathua731/
Asuaee731/
Ahahua731/
Ahazua731/
Attsua731/
Hassua731/
Aihuay731/
Ai'hua731/
Achuaa731/
Achhua731/
Athuay731/
Assbha731/
Ashsba731/
Ashwaa731/
Ashbaj731/
Ashbou731/
Oshuha731/
Ashwau731/
Aatsua731/
Aashba731/
Ashbea731/
Assuap731/
Gaihua731/
Hahuad731/
O'Shua730/
Ashbau730/
Azua6712,053/
Awua678,791/
Ayua674,003/
Abha672,337/
Asuo672,328/
Esua672,297/
Aswa672,108/
Auba671,666/
Ajua671,542/
Auwa671,340/
Osua67655/
Auva67497/
Asba67414/
Ahwa67203/
Awha67199/
Asva67135/
Hashway6777/
Ahva6767/
Oshuoha6740/
Aiua6720/
Asuha'a6719/
Haisuha6712/
Ahoueha6710/
Achouha677/
Gaysuah676/
Atchuea676/
Assuhou676/
Hashwah675/
Ashwash675/
Hasbhai673/
Avha673/
Aishbah672/
Assouha672/
Ashwaah672/
Axua672/
Hachhua671/
Ahashwa671/
Ashbauh671/
Ashuoth671/
Goushua671/
Hauyhua671/
Gashwai671/
Gaschwa671/
Haissua671/
Eschuea671/
Aishvay671/
Ashbahy671/
Oshouha671/
As'suha671/
Hasuaha671/
Hathuay670/
Authuas670/

Ashua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ashua in the Georgian language
აშუაashua-
Ashua in the Hindi language
आश्ुाasua64.29
आश्ूाasua28.57
अशुआasu'a7.14
Ashua in the Russian language
Ашуаasua-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ashua
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