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 surname Asira (Arabic: صيرا, Hindi: आसिरा, Marathi: असीरा, Oriya: ଆସିରା, Russian: Асира) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Asira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Asira is the 189,802nd most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,275,302 people. It occurs predominantly 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. Asira is also the 101,607th most widely held first name globally It is held by 4,571 people.
The last name Asira is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,215 people, or 1 in 38,008. In Kenya Asira is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 49 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 13 percent are found and Kisii County, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Asira is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.
Asira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Asira surname is chiefly 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
- 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 Asira
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