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) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asom? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 148,596th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,449,595 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Asom are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Asom is also the 177,647th most numerous first name globally, borne by 1,843 people.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,213 people, or 1 in 80,046. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 78 percent are found, Cross River, where 5 percent are found and Taraba, where 5 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and Malaysia, where 5 percent are found.
Asom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Asom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Asom surname expanded 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
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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 Asom
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