Asiyu Surname

133,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Asiyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asiyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,3531:52,8314,036
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Asiyu (52) may also be a first name.

Asiyu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Asiyu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Asiyu (Hindi: आसिया, Marathi: आिसयु) is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asiyu? popularity and diffusion

Asiyu is the 133,460th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,157,355 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Asiyu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Asiyu is also the 1,381,723rd most numerous given name internationally, held by 52 people.

The surname Asiyu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,353 people, or 1 in 52,831. In Nigeria it is most common in: Sokoto, where 89 percent are found, Imo, where 7 percent are found and Zamfara, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Asiyu occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Asiyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asiyou9111/
Ashiyu915/
Hasiyu911/
Asijyuj831/
Ajiyu8020/
Aciyu807/
Asieu803/
Aziyu802/
Assieyue7717/
Assieu7325/
Ashieu734/
Asiehu731/
Asieau731/
Achiyu731/
Hajiyu731/
Asieou731/
Hasiju731/
Hajiyud676/
Ashieeu671/
Azihyue671/
Gassieu671/
Oseiyeu671/

Asiyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asiyu in the Marathi language
आिसयुaisayu66.67
आसीयुasiyu33.33
Asiyu in the Hindi language
आसियाasiya50
असियुasiyu50

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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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  • 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 Asiyu
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