Ashwe Surname
Approximately 1,177 people bear this surname
Ashwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,175 | 1:150,760 | 9,563 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Ashwe (110) may also be a first name.
Ashwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ashwe occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashwe? popularity and diffusion
Ashwe is the 318,071st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,191,628 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ashwe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most common first name on earth It is held by 110 people.
The last name Ashwe is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,175 people, or 1 in 150,760. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 88 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live and Taraba, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
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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 Ashwe
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