Asima Surname
Approximately 4,941 people bear this surname
Asima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,253 | 1:141,375 | 9,060 |
| Malawi | 993 | 1:17,240 | 2,710 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| India | 503 | 1:1,524,981 | 57,070 |
| Indonesia | 352 | 1:375,708 | 32,165 |
| Pakistan | 241 | 1:741,261 | 10,867 |
| Zimbabwe | 220 | 1:70,174 | 10,440 |
| Uganda | 120 | 1:325,327 | 21,922 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Kenya | 108 | 1:427,592 | 23,179 |
| Papua New Guinea | 102 | 1:79,938 | 10,532 |
| Maldives | 95 | 1:4,254 | 402 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Nepal | 10 | 1:2,848,096 | 9,545 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Asima (128,932) may also be a first name.
Asima Demographics
Asima Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Asima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Asima (Arabic: عسيمي, Bengali: অসীমা, Dhivehi: ުޢާސިމާ, Georgian: ასიმა, Hindi: आसिमा, Marathi: असीमा, Oriya: ଅସୀମା, Russian: Асима) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Asima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 96,293rd most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,474,913 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Asima reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 8,082nd most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 128,932 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,253 people, or 1 in 141,375. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Borno, where 59 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 23 percent are found and Rivers, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 20 percent are found and Ghana, where 14 percent are found.
Asima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.
The amount Asima earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 72.73% less than the national average, earning R 64,800 per year and in United States they earn 33.44% less than the national average, earning $28,722 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asima in the Georgian language | ||
| ასიმა | asima | - |
| Asima in the Bengali language | ||
| অসীমা | asima | 75.66 |
| অসিমা | asima | 24.34 |
| Asima in the Hindi language | ||
| आसिमा | asima | 72.06 |
| असीमा | asima | 12.38 |
| आसीमा | asima | 8.99 |
| असिमा | asima | 6.05 |
| ासीमा | asima | 0.1 |
| आसमा | asama | 0.06 |
| असीम | asima | 0.06 |
| आसिम | asima | 0.06 |
| आसिया | asiya | 0.06 |
| अशीमा | asima | 0.03 |
| आसिमां | asimam | 0.03 |
| असिया | asiya | 0.03 |
| असिम्ा | asima | 0.03 |
| Asima in the Marathi language | ||
| असीमा | asima | 55.61 |
| आसीमा | asima | 31.84 |
| असीम | asima | 5.83 |
| आसीया | asiya | 1.79 |
| सीमा | sima | 0.9 |
| आसमा | asama | 0.9 |
| असीना | asina | 0.45 |
| वसीम | vasima | 0.45 |
| एसीमा | esima | 0.45 |
| Asima in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅସୀମା | asima | 51.02 |
| ଅସିମା | asima | 32.97 |
| ଆସିମା | asima | 6.2 |
| ଅଶିମା | asima | 4.24 |
| ଅଶୀମା | asima | 1.18 |
| ଆସୀମା | asima | 0.94 |
| ଆଶିମା | asima | 0.63 |
| ଅସୀମ | asima | 0.47 |
| ଅସିମ | asima | 0.39 |
| ଆସିମ | asima | 0.08 |
| ଆସମା | asama | 0.08 |
| ଶୀମତୀ | simati | 0.08 |
| ଅଷିମା | asima | 0.08 |
| ଆଶୀମା | asima | 0.08 |
| Asima in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ުޢާސިމާ | uasima | 40 |
| ީޢާސިމާ | iasima | 40 |
| ާޢާސިމާ | aasima | 20 |
| Asima in the Russian language | ||
| Асима | asima | - |
| Asima in the Arabic language | ||
| عسيمي | symy | - |
| اسيما | asyma | - |
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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
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- 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 Asima
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