Assawa Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Assawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Assawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1021:226,1899,304
India241:31,961,058386,265
Niger231:834,43619,133
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Benin111:939,60046,216
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Assawa (97) may also be a first name.

Assawa Last Name Facts

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

Assawa is more commonly found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Assawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,235,409th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 32 percent of Assawa live; 32 percent live in West Africa and 17 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 962,660th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 97 people.

The last name Assawa is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 226,189. In The Ivory Coast Assawa is mostly found in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 79 percent are found, Lagunes District, where 20 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 1 percent are found. Outside of The Ivory Coast Assawa exists in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent are found and Niger, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Assawai9217/
Assawah926/
Assaway924/
Hassawa923/
Gassawa921/
Aissawa921/
Assaiwa921/
Aussawa921/
Asawa913,065/
Ahassawa868/
Ashshawa861/
Hassawas861/
Assawaha861/
Assaba831,938/
Aisawa831,091/
Assawy83160/
Hasawa83147/
Assawe83145/
Ashawa8394/
Assawi8338/
Ossawa8320/
Asawai8314/
Asawah8310/
Ausawa839/
Assewa838/
Assawo837/
Essawa836/
Assowa836/
Asoswa835/
Asiawa835/
Assava835/
Aasawa834/
Asauwa834/
Asaiwa834/
Asawea834/
Asaway833/
Asawga833/
Assahawad801/
Hausawa772,000/
Hassawy77430/
Hassawi77331/
Hasawah7722/
Assabaa7721/
Assabai7718/
Assaeva7717/
Hassaba7716/
Assawes7716/
Aasawat7713/
Oossawa777/
Oussawa777/
Assouwa777/
Aissawi776/
Assowad775/
Assawou775/
Atsawat774/
Aschawa774/
Ausawad774/
Assabay773/
Eassawi772/
Ashawah772/
Aissawy772/
Assaiba772/
Assowaï772/
Assaweh772/
Hasgawa771/
Easaway771/
Gasawau771/
Assavat771/
Assowah771/
Hossawa771/
Asawaya771/
Ashawua771/
Hassawe771/
Aassaba771/
Assawed771/
Assawey771/
Assaawi771/
Assowai771/
Asiawai771/
Eassawy771/
Aussava771/
Hassewa771/
Esszawa771/
Ausawat771/
Ossaway770/
Osawa73125,525/
Asaba7339,793/
Asava734,048/
Asawo73454/
Asawi73438/
Asowa73241/
Asawe73196/
Asawy73155/
Asewa73145/
Esawa7331/
Axawa731/
Hashaway71147/
Assahawi7122/
Asshabah7119/
Hassaeva716/
Asheawua714/
Auysawat712/
Hessaway711/
Hasawath711/
Hassavat711/
Gausawai711/
Aishawwa711/
Hassawou711/
Hassouwa711/
Hashgawa711/
Assaibai711/
Assouwad711/
Assouwai711/
Assaweed711/
Assaywed711/
Hassaiba711/
Hatsawai711/
Gossaway710/
Gaysaway710/
Gausaway710/
Ashaba6711,264/
Asabea673,845/
Assabe672,367/
Asaaba671,771/
Hasawi671,631/
Ashawi671,043/
Asaeva67976/
Hosawa67476/
Ohsawa67470/
Assowe67386/
Assabi67363/
Asabai67312/
Aisawi67249/
Hasaba67238/
Assoba67199/
Asabay67157/
Easawy67153/
Asavat67131/
Osiawa67124/
Hasawy6795/
Ashawe6792/
Ashava6775/
Asiava6770/
Assahabou6770/
Aisawo6751/
Assabo6746/
Hasowa6745/
Ossaba6740/
Ashawy6730/
Asawei6727/
Assavi6727/
Asavad6723/
Asiawe6722/
Ossawy6720/
Azawah6720/
Oshawa6719/
Asjawi6718/
Oosawa6717/
Ousawa6717/
Achawa6717/
Asaava6716/
Asaabi6716/
Aasava6714/
Asaawe6711/
Esaewa679/
Ashewa679/
Assavo678/
Ashawo677/
Assewo677/
Gasava676/
Osauwa676/
Azzawa676/
Eisawa676/
Asseva675/
Assova675/
Asaawi675/
Asouwa675/
Asoewa675/
Esaiwa675/
Atsawo675/
Hasava674/
Asgowa674/
Assaby674/
Easawi674/
Aisawy674/
Gasawy673/
Assave673/
Asojwa673/
Ayzawa673/
Asavau673/
Asavah673/
Asabha672/
Asavai672/
Asaiba672/
Asauva672/
Essowa672/
Asasua672/
Assowi672/
Ossawo672/
Hassavath671/
Aysava671/
Asavaa671/
Asiawi671/
Azawaj671/
Asoywa671/
Asiawo671/
Azahwa671/
Asoswo671/
Ossewa671/
Ajsawi671/
Haissouwa671/
Essewa671/
Aassahaba671/
Assowo671/
Asawey671/
Asawot671/
Asahba671/
Asahwo671/
Asiewa671/
Oseawa671/
Osawah671/
Osawau671/
Osawea671/
Osawua671/
Ashowa671/
Asehwa671/
Osawat671/
Aisava671/
Aisawe671/
Asawee671/
Haudsawat671/
Osaway670/

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