Asira Surname
Approximately 2,225 people bear this surname
Asira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,215 | 1:38,008 | 4,063 |
| Nigeria | 376 | 1:471,124 | 23,774 |
| Philippines | 197 | 1:513,900 | 59,710 |
| Indonesia | 100 | 1:1,322,492 | 91,711 |
| India | 81 | 1:9,469,943 | 186,993 |
| Papua New Guinea | 62 | 1:131,512 | 18,033 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Palestine | 17 | 1:267,579 | 10,328 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Asira (4,571) may also be a first name.
Asira Demographics
Asira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Asira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Asira (Arabic: صيرا, Hindi: आसिरा, Marathi: असीरा, Oriya: ଆସିରା, Russian: Асира) is most common in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Asira? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 189,802nd most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,275,302 people. The last name Asira is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Asira are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 101,607th most numerous given name in the world, held by 4,571 people.
Asira is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,215 people, or 1 in 38,008. In Kenya Asira is most common in: Kakamega County, where 49 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside and Kisii County, where 10 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 9 percent reside.
Asira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Asira last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asira in the Marathi language | ||
| असीरा | asira | 90 |
| आसीरा | asira | 10 |
| Asira in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆସିରା | asira | 53.85 |
| ଆଶିରା | asira | 30.77 |
| ଅସିରା | asira | 15.38 |
| Asira in the Hindi language | ||
| आसिरा | asira | 52.05 |
| असीरा | asira | 29.65 |
| आसीरा | asira | 15.77 |
| असिरा | asira | 2.21 |
| Asira in the Russian language | ||
| Асира | asira | - |
| Asira in the Arabic language | ||
| صيرا | syra | - |
| اسرا | asra | - |
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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 Asira
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