Asmus Surname

50,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Suriname

Asmus Surname Definition:

From the German, Assmus; a personal name.

Asmus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,1441:19,4272,571
United States2,7841:130,19413,719
Russia8761:164,52418,787
Kazakhstan6351:27,8463,884
Argentina3321:128,74510,907
Australia2251:119,98113,219
France1821:364,96054,499
Israel1801:47,5426,300
Netherlands1701:99,33616,160
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Poland681:558,95252,372
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Belarus331:287,91132,667
England271:2,063,63279,942
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Colombia231:2,077,13412,400
Sweden211:468,89333,666
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Guatemala131:1,237,1285,444
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Norway91:571,36544,190
Austria91:946,15970,786
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2811:178,71415,946

Asmus (959) may also be a first name.

Asmus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Assmus; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Asmus Last Name Facts

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

Asmus (Russian: Асмус) is found most frequently in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Asmus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 50,443rd most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 716,573 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Asmus reside; 44 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Asmus is also the 260,558th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 959 people.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 4,144 people, or 1 in 19,427. In Germany it is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 16 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Apart from Germany Asmus is found in 56 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.

Asmus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Asmus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 991 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Asmus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Asmus last name are 15.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Asmus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.72% less than the national average, earning 194,758 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.72% more than the national average, earning R 343,908 per year; in Colombia they earn 165.94% more than the national average, earning $60,375,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning $44,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.52% less than the national average, earning $45,945 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ausmus911,880/
Assmus91857/
Asmuss91169/
Ashmus91116/
Aszmus9134/
Asmuse9117/
Ahsmus9110/
Gasmus917/
Easmus912/
Asmust911/
Asmaus911/
Asmuhs911/
Amus891,355/
Asmu89235/
Assmuss8358/
Ahsmuhs8357/
Aszmusz8328/
Ausmuss832/
Hasmous831/
Ausmous830/
Gassmus830/
Asmau808,345/
Amous801,297/
Gamus801,097/
Aßmus80929/
Asmui80737/
Osmus80369/
Hamus80202/
Acmus80162/
Asmuß80150/
Amuse8098/
Amuis8056/
Asmud8051/
Asmut8036/
Ammus8035/
Esmus8035/
Amush8034/
Asmuz8034/
Hasmu8032/
Azmus8032/
Atmus8029/
Aimus8025/
Ashmu8014/
Asmou8014/
Eamus8012/
Ameus8010/
Amust8010/
Amaus808/
Asmos805/
Adsmu805/
Aumus803/
Aismu803/
Atsmu802/
Aamus801/
Amusz801/
Asmeu801/
Ashmoush7731/
Asmusova777/
Asmusová777/
Amu7519,718/
Amoush731,628/
Ammous73467/
Hamous73439/
Amutse73303/
Asmouh73205/
Aismuh73117/
Hashmu7384/
Achmus7361/
Hosmus7352/
Asmahu7352/
Amhaus7351/
Gamous7341/
Amhous7334/
Hammus7333/
Ossmus7325/
Asmaud7324/
Amushe7324/
Amouss7323/
Hasmau7321/
Gaßmus7316/
Hamaus7315/
Amusse7313/
Hamuse7311/
Amouse7310/
Haimus739/
Osmuss738/
Ashmos737/
Aumeus737/
Ammuss736/
Ahmous736/
Hasmuc735/
Assmau735/
Asmoud735/
Hameus734/
Gamush734/
Amhuse733/
Esmous733/
Ashsmu733/
Aahsmu733/
Asmutt733/
Aszmuz732/
Assmud732/
Assmou732/
Assmuß732/
Heamus731/
Ousmus731/
Eacmus731/
Gameus731/
Gamusz731/
Amgush731/
Asmouz731/
Asmauu731/
Asmauh731/
Ausmau731/
Ashmau731/
Hamush731/
Hasmud731/
Ashmud731/
Aßmuss731/
Ammush731/
Aammus731/
Haismu731/
Aimous731/
Haymus730/
Aumust730/
Ahmeus730/
Assmos730/
Amou6716,540/
Hamu673,866/
Amuh672,460/
Amui672,285/
Hamoush672,285/
Gamu671,711/
Amud671,443/
Amut671,435/
Amau671,166/
Ammu671,031/
Ahmu67643/
Ameu67493/
Omus67409/
Amuy67324/
Amup67318/
Assmuth67304/
Aamu67277/
Aumu67187/
Aimu67173/
Gahmous67108/
Amuu67104/
Amuz67102/
Amousse6756/
Amusova6754/
Aymu6753/
Șamu6728/
Eamu6712/
Ajmu6711/
Atmu679/
Aismuha679/
Amgu678/
Gamusch676/
Amuj675/
Hasmoud674/
Amahush674/
Hammous673/
Gaimous673/
Azmu673/
Ammoush673/
Hamouss672/
Amux672/
Osmu672/
Aitmous672/
Hammush672/
Asmouth671/
Ausmuth671/
Ashmeud671/
Hashmui671/
Ahamust671/
Acmu671/
Amuí671/
Haszmos671/
Hamause671/
Hamousz671/
Aimouss671/
Amhoush671/
Amuş671/
Ajmoush671/
Atmoush671/
Aumuuse671/
Ashmoos671/
Hamouse671/
Hasmahu671/
Heismus671/
Gammous670/
Hamhaus670/

Asmus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asmus in the Russian language
Асмусasmus-

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Footnotes

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