Asma Surname
Approximately 123,843 people bear this surname
Asma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 75,880 | 1:2,100 | 202 |
| Ethiopia | 9,337 | 1:10,447 | 1,558 |
| Indonesia | 6,314 | 1:20,945 | 2,548 |
| India | 5,953 | 1:128,854 | 8,277 |
| Pakistan | 5,266 | 1:33,924 | 1,606 |
| Egypt | 4,241 | 1:21,678 | 2,516 |
| Turkey | 3,394 | 1:22,929 | 2,648 |
| Morocco | 2,795 | 1:12,335 | 1,784 |
| Togo | 1,680 | 1:4,314 | 763 |
| Algeria | 1,431 | 1:26,996 | 4,903 |
| Iran | 1,302 | 1:58,973 | 6,363 |
| Philippines | 1,236 | 1:81,908 | 14,189 |
| Nigeria | 771 | 1:229,757 | 13,446 |
| Comoros | 663 | 1:1,131 | 163 |
| Afghanistan | 461 | 1:69,747 | 2,108 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Syria | 368 | 1:52,448 | 2,678 |
| United States | 252 | 1:1,438,329 | 98,774 |
| Netherlands | 210 | 1:80,415 | 13,503 |
| Malaysia | 209 | 1:141,121 | 8,932 |
| United Arab Emirates | 194 | 1:47,228 | 4,774 |
| Tunisia | 163 | 1:3,746 | 568 |
| Kenya | 148 | 1:312,026 | 19,474 |
| Burkina Faso | 113 | 1:162,408 | 3,977 |
| England | 109 | 1:511,175 | 32,340 |
| Maldives | 91 | 1:4,441 | 416 |
| Cameroon | 75 | 1:276,921 | 26,437 |
| Canada | 75 | 1:491,275 | 42,011 |
| Niger | 75 | 1:255,894 | 8,080 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Libya | 36 | 1:173,444 | 826 |
| Jordan | 32 | 1:276,326 | 10,740 |
| Belgium | 29 | 1:396,436 | 41,978 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Lebanon | 24 | 1:234,878 | 9,056 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Kazakhstan | 21 | 1:842,024 | 52,736 |
| Palestine | 20 | 1:227,442 | 9,690 |
| Taiwan | 20 | 1:1,172,237 | 8,044 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
The alternate forms: Aşma (1) are calculated separately.
Asma (1,814,623) may also be a first name.
Asma Demographics
Average Asma Salary in
United States
$48,030 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Asma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Asma (Arabic: عصمي, Bengali: আছমা, Dhivehi: ީއަސްމާ, Georgian: ასმა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻤﺎﺀ, Hindi: आसमा, Marathi: आसमां, Oriya: ଆସମା, Russian: Асма) is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Aşma. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Asma is the 4,547th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 58,845 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Asma are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Asma is also the 362nd most frequently used first name in the world, held by 1,814,623 people.
The last name Asma is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is held by 75,880 people, or 1 in 2,100. Excluding Bangladesh Asma is found in 90 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Asma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Asma has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,557 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Asma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Asma surname is chiefly Christian (67%) in Kenya and Sunni (90%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Asma last name are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88.89% being registered with the political party.
The amount Asma earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 11.17% less than the national average, earning $20,166,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.31% more than the national average, earning $48,030 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.71% less than the national average, earning $48,335 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asma in the Georgian language | ||
| ასმა | asma | - |
| Asma in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ީއަސްމާ | iasma | - |
| Asma in the Hindi language | ||
| आसमा | asama | 83.85 |
| असमा | asama | 12.46 |
| आस्मा | asma | 1.87 |
| अस्मा | asma | 1.52 |
| आशमा | asama | 0.05 |
| आसमॉ | asamo | 0.03 |
| अस्मां | asmam | 0.01 |
| अशमा | asama | 0.01 |
| आसॅमा | asema | 0.01 |
| आसिमा | asima | 0 |
| ़आसमा | asama | 0 |
| उस्मा | usma | 0 |
| अस़मा | asama | 0 |
| आसामा | asama | 0 |
| असम | asama | 0 |
| अस्म | asma | 0 |
| अस्मॉ | asmo | 0 |
| असिमा | asima | 0 |
| ़़़आसमा | asama | 0 |
| अस्माॅ | asmae | 0 |
| असामा | asama | 0 |
| आश्मा | asma | 0 |
| अश्मा | asma | 0 |
| ऑसमा | osama | 0 |
| समा | sama | 0 |
| आसम | asama | 0 |
| Asma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﻤﺎﺀ | asma | 48 |
| ﺃﺳﻤﺎﺀ | asma | 48 |
| ﺍﺳﻤﺎ | asma | 2 |
| ﺃﺳﻤﺎﻩ | asmah | 2 |
| Asma in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆସମା | asama | 47.15 |
| ଆସା | asa | 33.42 |
| ଆସ୍ମା | asma | 4.92 |
| ଆଶା | asa | 3.11 |
| ଅସମା | asama | 2.85 |
| ଅସା | asa | 2.59 |
| ଆଶମା | asama | 2.59 |
| ଆସାମା | asama | 2.07 |
| ଅସ୍ମା | asma | 0.26 |
| ଅସାମ | asama | 0.26 |
| ଏସମ | esama | 0.26 |
| Asma in the Bengali language | ||
| আছমা | achama | 42.05 |
| আসমা | asama | 38.64 |
| আছ্মা | achma | 7.95 |
| আচমা | acama | 3.41 |
| এসমা | esama | 2.27 |
| আস্ম | asma | 1.14 |
| অসমা | asama | 1.14 |
| আজমা | ajama | 1.14 |
| অসম | asama | 1.14 |
| এস্মা | esma | 1.14 |
| Asma in the Marathi language | ||
| आसमां | asamam | 17.65 |
| आसमाँ | asamam | 17.65 |
| आसमं | asamam | 11.76 |
| असमत | asamata | 11.76 |
| असमद | asamada | 5.88 |
| आसमार | asamara | 5.88 |
| असमान | asamana | 5.88 |
| आसमान | asamana | 5.88 |
| असमात | asamata | 5.88 |
| असमां | asamam | 5.88 |
| असमल | asamala | 5.88 |
| Asma in the Russian language | ||
| Асма | asma | - |
| Asma in the Arabic language | ||
| عصمي | smy | - |
| اسمأ | asma | - |
| عصما | sma | - |
| عاصما | asma | - |
| آسما | asma | - |
| أسمى | asmy | - |
| أسما | asma | - |
| اسمى | asmy | - |
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Footnotes
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