Asoka Surname
Approximately 5,290 people bear this surname
Asoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,644 | 1:210,501 | 12,560 |
| Sri Lanka | 804 | 1:25,881 | 3,346 |
| Kenya | 297 | 1:155,488 | 12,325 |
| Indonesia | 137 | 1:965,323 | 71,212 |
| Uganda | 104 | 1:375,378 | 24,063 |
| Nigeria | 98 | 1:1,807,579 | 65,389 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Asoka (433,087) may also be a first name.
Asoka Demographics
Asoka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Asoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Asoka (Hindi: असोका, Marathi: अशोक, Oriya: ଅେଶାକା) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Asoka.
How Common Is The Last Name Asoka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 90,586th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,377,608 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Asoka reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,361st most widespread given name globally, borne by 433,087 people.
It is most frequent in India, where it is held by 3,644 people, or 1 in 210,501. In India Asoka is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 91 percent are found, Karnataka, where 8 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 0 percent are found. Not including India this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 15 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.
Asoka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Asoka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Asoka last name increased 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Asoka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asoka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asoka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅେଶାକା | aesaka | 83.86 |
| ଅେଶାକ | aesaka | 10.41 |
| ଅେଶାକାାଇଁ | aesakaa'im | 2.26 |
| ଅେସାକା | aesaka | 2.11 |
| ଆେଶାକା | aesaka | 1.06 |
| ଅେସାକ | aesaka | 0.15 |
| Asoka in the Hindi language | ||
| असोका | asoka | 75 |
| अशोका | asoka | 12.5 |
| अषोक | asoka | 6.25 |
| अशॊक | asoka | 6.25 |
| Asoka in the Marathi language | ||
| अशोक | asoka | 68.42 |
| असोका | asoka | 21.05 |
| अशोका | asoka | 10.53 |
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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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- 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 Asoka
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