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Where Does The Last Name Asia Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Asia (Arabic: لاسيا, Bengali: এশিয়া, Georgian: ასია, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻴﻪ, Hindi: आसिया, Marathi: आसीयौ, Oriya: ଆସିଆ) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asia? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 13,246^th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 172,380 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Asia reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 36 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,929^th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 521,472 people.

The surname Asia is most frequently occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 11,896 people, or 1 in 13,396. Aside from Bangladesh this last name exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and Ethiopia, where 14 percent live.

Asia Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Asia has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,519 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Asia Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (67%) in Kenya and Maronite (63%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Asia are 32.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Asia earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.58% less than the national average, earning R 176,856 per year; in Colombia they earn 36.19% less than the national average, earning $14,486,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.81% less than the national average, earning $39,780 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $48,790 CAD per year.