Ashua Surname
Approximately 305 people bear this surname
Ashua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 228 | 1:776,942 | 34,923 |
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Abkhazia | 4 | 1:60,716 | 3,073 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
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
The surname Ashua (Georgian: აშუა, Hindi: आश्ुा, Russian: Ашуа) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashua? popularity and diffusion
Ashua is the 883,255th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. The last name Ashua is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ashua reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ashua is also the 1,017,994th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 88 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 776,942. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 49 percent are found, Benue, where 25 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 19 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.
Ashua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ashua has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ashua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashua in the Georgian language | ||
| აშუა | ashua | - |
| Ashua in the Hindi language | ||
| आश्ुा | asua | 64.29 |
| आश्ूा | asua | 28.57 |
| अशुआ | asu'a | 7.14 |
| Ashua in the Russian language | ||
| Ашуа | asua | - |
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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 Ashua
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