Asmawi Surname

158,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Asmawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asmawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,0571:64,2926,998
Malaysia5221:56,5024,323
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Asmawi (16,640) may also be a first name.

Asmawi Last Name Facts

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

Asmawi is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Asmawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Asmawi is the 158,475th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,644,247 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Asmawi are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 43,183rd most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 16,640 people.

This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,057 people, or 1 in 64,292. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: West Java, where 29 percent live, Central Java, where 21 percent live and East Java, where 12 percent live. Other than Indonesia this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 19 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ashmawi923,880/
Asmawie9264/
Hasmawi9231/
Asmawei9214/
Asmawai925/
Asmahwi921/
Asmaawi921/
Asmawii921/
Hasmawie861/
Asmabi8398/
Esmawi8312/
Azmawi838/
Asmawe838/
Asmawy835/
Osmawi834/
Asmavi833/
Asmawa833/
Ashmawy7727,470/
Eshmawi77821/
Gazmawi77556/
Ashmawe77275/
Achmawi7710/
Asmowiy776/
Asmabhi774/
Azmahwi772/
Osmawei771/
Azmawie771/
Asmawee771/
Asmaway771/
Ashmabi771/
Aasmavi771/
Aasmabi771/
Hasmabi771/
Ashmawey71598/
Ashmawee7116/
Hachmawi712/
Eishmawi711/
Eshmawie711/
Eashmawy711/
Hasmabai711/
Asmava6729/
Ashmaweey674/
Acmowi673/
Asmobi672/
Asmave672/
Asmavy671/
Hashmabhi671/

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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 Asmawi
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