Asiaw Surname

449,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Asiaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asiaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
England361:1,547,72466,012
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Asiaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Asiaw occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Asiaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 449,013th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 9,614,177 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Asiaw live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Asiaw is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Not including Ghana it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asiawe9122/
Assiaw9111/
Asaw89194/
Hassiaw831/
Easaw80191/
Ashaw8090/
Assaw8056/
Asiaf8052/
Asiab8037/
Asiow8017/
Aseiw805/
Hasaw804/
Aizaw803/
Asyaw802/
Ausaw802/
Asaaw801/
Aisaw801/
Ahsaw801/
Esiaw801/
Aseaw800/
Essiaw732,825/
Achiaw73369/
Asihab73194/
Hashaw7392/
Asiahb7366/
Hasiów7325/
Assauw7323/
Hassaw7317/
Hasiab733/
Asihow732/
Aasiaf731/
Aissaw731/
Ashiaf731/
Aisauw731/
Hasiow731/
Gasiów731/
Asieaf731/
Osiawe731/
Gahsaw731/
Gasgaw731/
Hasauw731/
Hatsaw730/
Hadsaw730/
Asaf674,921/
Asab67887/
Asav67475/
Asow6726/
Hasshaw6724/
Osaw6722/
Oseiyaw672/
Gayshaw672/
Gasheaw671/
Gaschaw671/
Hassiab671/
Heashaw671/
Haidsaw671/
Hayshaw671/
Haushaw671/
Axaw671/
Auschaw670/
Gasshaw670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Asiaw
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis