Asiwaju Surname
Approximately 1,750 people bear this surname
Asiwaju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,716 | 1:103,230 | 6,966 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Asiwaju (195) may also be a first name.
Asiwaju Demographics
Asiwaju Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Asiwaju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asiwaju Come From? nationality or country of origin
Asiwaju is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asiwaju? popularity and diffusion
Asiwaju is the 231,065th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,164,312 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Asiwaju live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Asiwaju is also the 649,894th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 195 people.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,716 people, or 1 in 103,230. In Nigeria Asiwaju is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 43 percent are found, Ogun, where 18 percent are found and Oyo, where 11 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Asiwaju Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Asiwaju last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashiwaju | 93 | 298 | / |
| Asihwaju | 93 | 2 | / |
| Atsiwaju | 93 | 1 | / |
| Assiwaju | 93 | 1 | / |
| Asiwaj | 92 | 2 | / |
| Asiwau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Asewaju | 86 | 43 | / |
| Asiwayu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ajiwaju | 86 | 2 | / |
| Asiwaja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Asiwaa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Asivaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ajiwoju | 71 | 307 | / |
| Asibazu | 71 | 45 | / |
| Achiwadjou | 71 | 42 | / |
| Assiwou | 71 | 20 | / |
| Asibajo | 71 | 12 | / |
| Osibaju | 71 | 4 | / |
| Assiway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hasibau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gasiway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ashiwaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ashiwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hassiwou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Asiwaju
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