Asom Surname
Approximately 2,975 people bear this surname
Asom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,213 | 1:80,046 | 5,671 |
| Indonesia | 280 | 1:472,319 | 38,999 |
| Malaysia | 143 | 1:206,253 | 12,096 |
| Philippines | 120 | 1:843,652 | 78,842 |
| Cameroon | 105 | 1:197,801 | 20,464 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Asom (1,843) may also be a first name.
Asom Demographics
Average Asom Salary in
United States
$59,641 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Asom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Asom (Arabic: آسوم, Hindi: असोम, Marathi: आसोम, Russian: Асом) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Asom.
How Common Is The Last Name Asom? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 148,596th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,449,595 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Asom live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 177,647th most frequently held first name globally, held by 1,843 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,213 people, or 1 in 80,046. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 78 percent live, Cross River, where 5 percent live and Taraba, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.
Asom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Asom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Asom last name rose 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Asom Last Name Statistics demography
Asom earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.22% more than the national average, earning $59,641 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asom in the Hindi language | ||
| असोम | asoma | 87.5 |
| आसोम | asoma | 12.5 |
| Asom in the Marathi language | ||
| आसोम | asoma | 80 |
| असोम | asoma | 20 |
| Asom in the Russian language | ||
| Асом | asom | - |
| Asom in the Arabic language | ||
| آسوم | aswm | - |
| اسوم | aswm | - |
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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 Asom
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