Asmaw Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Asmaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asmaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asmawe918/
Hasmaw912/
Asmawt911/
Ashmaw911/
Asmmaw911/
Assmaw910/
Ashmawe83275/
Asmab802/
Osmaw801/
Azmaw801/
Ashmab734/
Asmaib731/
Essmaw731/
Asmova731/
Hoshmaw673/
Gasmova672/
Asmaafh671/
Gashmova622/
Azmaf6039/
Osmab607/
Osmow603/
Osmav602/
Azmab601/
Ajmav601/
Axmab601/
Asmov601/
Osmova5534/
Gasmov5515/
Ousmab553/
Hajmaf553/
Azmova553/
Asmoff551/
Osmoow551/
Gashmov502/
Gazmova501/
Haşmova501/

Asmaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asmaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﺳﻤﺎﺀasma-

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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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  • 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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