Askah Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Askah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Askah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya591:782,71031,540
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442

Askah (1,842) may also be a first name.

Askah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Askah is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Askah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Askah is the 1,955,159th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Askah live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 177,697th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 1,842 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 782,710. In Kenya Askah is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 86 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 7 percent live and Nyamira County, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Askah occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent live and Malaysia, where 13 percent live.

Askah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Askah surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ashkah91780/
Askaih911/
Askauh910/
Ashkahy8347/
Ashkaha832/
Hashkah831/
Haskash831/
Askay80642/
Ascah80218/
Askea80172/
Askai80117/
Askaa8076/
Ashka8066/
Askha8031/
Askaj8026/
Asqah8026/
Askho8019/
Askoa8013/
Eskah806/
Askka803/
Easka801/
Askau801/
Haskaj73807/
Gaszka73507/
Aschka7353/
Eshkah7352/
Haskas7349/
Ashkas7335/
Haeska7334/
Ashkka7334/
Hashka7315/
Ahaska7315/
Askajs7314/
Ashqah7313/
Gasska7312/
Haskay7311/
Aaskat7310/
Gashka7310/
Hajska737/
Asquah733/
Eskaih733/
Haskai732/
Hasska732/
Ashkai732/
Eskaha732/
Haiska732/
Askkha731/
Gauska731/
Ahıska731/
Asskat731/
Hasjka731/
Aishka731/
Ashkaj731/
Gaskai731/
Atskaa731/
Easeka731/
Atskap731/
Gaskay731/
Gayska731/
Aashka731/
Auskas731/
Ashkea730/
Auskay730/
Azka671,687/
Asca671,145/
Haschka67657/
Asko67307/
Gaschka67126/
Açka6774/
Aška6729/
Asqa6728/
Gauszka677/
Aushkap674/
Haskatt673/
Ashkooh673/
Hashkaj672/
Aśka672/
Ashkouh672/
Ashkosh671/
Hatskai671/
Haushka671/
Haskais671/
Axka671/
Askaova671/
Askoosh671/
Hauszka671/
Ehshkah671/
Aisekha671/
Hauskau670/

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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 Askah
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