Asowa Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Asowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 102 | 1:1,736,694 | 63,540 |
| Kenya | 93 | 1:496,558 | 25,459 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Asowa (22) may also be a first name.
Asowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Asowa (Hindi: असोवा) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,041,601st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. Asowa is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Asowa reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Asowa is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 22 people.
The last name Asowa is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 1,736,694. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Edo, where 25 percent are found, Ondo, where 24 percent are found and Enugu, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Asowa is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 39 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asowa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asowa in the Hindi language | ||
| असोवा | asova | - |
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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 Asowa
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