Asmaw Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Asmaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Asmaw (177) may also be a first name.
Asmaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asmaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Asmaw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺳﻤﺎﺀ) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asmaw? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Asmaw live; 71 percent live in Southeast Asia and 71 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 685,598th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 177 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 3,277,136. In Malaysia Asmaw is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 44 percent are found, Kelantan, where 33 percent are found and Penang, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 14 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asmawe | 91 | 8 | / |
| Hasmaw | 91 | 2 | / |
| Asmawt | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ashmaw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Asmmaw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Assmaw | 91 | 0 | / |
| Ashmawe | 83 | 275 | / |
| Asmab | 80 | 2 | / |
| Osmaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Azmaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ashmab | 73 | 4 | / |
| Asmaib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Essmaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asmova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoshmaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gasmova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asmaafh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gashmova | 62 | 2 | / |
| Azmaf | 60 | 39 | / |
| Osmab | 60 | 7 | / |
| Osmow | 60 | 3 | / |
| Osmav | 60 | 2 | / |
| Azmab | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ajmav | 60 | 1 | / |
| Axmab | 60 | 1 | / |
| Asmov | 60 | 1 | / |
| Osmova | 55 | 34 | / |
| Gasmov | 55 | 15 | / |
| Ousmab | 55 | 3 | / |
| Hajmaf | 55 | 3 | / |
| Azmova | 55 | 3 | / |
| Asmoff | 55 | 1 | / |
| Osmoow | 55 | 1 | / |
| Gashmov | 50 | 2 | / |
| Gazmova | 50 | 1 | / |
| Haşmova | 50 | 1 | / |
Asmaw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asmaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺳﻤﺎﺀ | asma | - |
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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 Asmaw
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