Asmahu Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Asmahu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
Asmahu (1,707) may also be a first name.
Asmahu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asmahu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Asmahu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Asmahu.
How Common Is The Last Name Asmahu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Asmahu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Asmahu are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 185,927th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 1,707 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 30 percent live, Sokoto, where 24 percent live and Niger, where 16 percent live. Barring Nigeria Asmahu exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.
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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 Asmahu
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