Asmawu Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Asmawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
Asmawu (1,640) may also be a first name.
Asmawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asmawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Asmawu has its highest incidence in Ghana. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asmawu? popularity and diffusion
Asmawu is the 899,940th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Asmawu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Asmawu is also the 190,371st most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 1,640 people.
The last name Asmawu is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Other than Ghana Asmawu exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 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 Asmawu
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