Asifu Surname
Approximately 261 people bear this surname
Asifu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 237 | 1:747,438 | 33,954 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Asifu (464) may also be a first name.
Asifu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asifu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Asifu (Arabic: اسيفو, Hindi: आसिफु, Marathi: आसीफु) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asifu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 985,740th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Asifu reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 395,684th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 464 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 747,438. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 49 percent live, Oyo, where 17 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashifu | 91 | 49 | / |
| Hasifu | 91 | 8 | / |
| Aasifu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Asifau | 91 | 2 | / |
| Asiefu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ashiofu | 83 | 36 | / |
| Assifou | 83 | 16 | / |
| Hassifu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ashifau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hasiffu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ashidfu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Asefu | 80 | 20,514 | / |
| Ajifu | 80 | 305 | / |
| Osifu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Agifu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Azifu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Acifu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hassifou | 77 | 12 | / |
| Assiffou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aissifou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Assefu | 73 | 6,926 | / |
| Otsifu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Ashefu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hosifu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aseffu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Azifou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Achifu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Asefau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Esifou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Esiefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eshifu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oshiofu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adjifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajoifuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hazifou | 67 | 1 | / |
Asifu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asifu in the Marathi language | ||
| आसीफु | asiphu | - |
| Asifu in the Hindi language | ||
| आसिफु | asiphu | 75 |
| आसीफु | asiphu | 25 |
| Asifu in the Arabic language | ||
| اسيفو | asyfw | - |
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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 Asifu
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