Assefa Surname

1,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349,680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Assefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Assefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia343,3691:28429
Sudan4,4801:8,3731,185
United States1,1991:302,30127,845
Canada1471:250,65023,792
England901:619,09036,665
Sweden851:115,8448,286
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Norway221:233,74025,571
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Finland141:392,62226,475
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
France111:6,038,429280,838
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Assefa (248,010) may also be a first name.

Assefa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Assefa (Russian: Ассефа) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Assefa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,553rd most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,841 people. The surname Assefa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Assefa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Assefa is also the 4,248th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 248,010 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 343,369 people, or 1 in 284. Without taking into account Ethiopia this last name exists in 57 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Assefa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Assefa last name are 44.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.28% registered with the party.

The amount Assefa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.08% less than the national average, earning 245,425 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 92.42% less than the national average, earning R 18,012 per year; in United States they earn 6.59% more than the national average, earning $45,994 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.23% less than the national average, earning $34,167 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asseffa9241/
Aessefa925/
Assefha923/
Assefat921/
Asefa91376,937/
Assefash863,381/
Asseyfat861/
Aseffa8321,756/
Assafa832,068/
Assefi83349/
Assifa83237/
Assyfa83208/
Asefah83165/
Assofa83127/
Aseefa8324/
Ashefa8315/
Assefy8314/
Asefha8310/
Assefe839/
Ausefa833/
Aasefa832/
Aseifa832/
Asefau832/
Essefa831/
Asefas831/
Asefat831/
Aesefa831/
Asefaa831/
Asefea831/
Asefash7725,921/
Asefach774,346/
Asseufi77138/
Assefie7755/
Assyfah7739/
Assifah7734/
Asshofa7732/
Assafah7719/
Assifat7710/
Assaffa778/
Ashefat778/
Assofah775/
Asefaha775/
Assifai774/
Hassafa773/
Assifaa772/
Asseufy772/
Haseefa771/
Aaseefa771/
Aashefa771/
Assefee771/
Assiffa771/
Asheefa771/
Asshafa771/
Aseefat771/
Esseyfa771/
Esseffa771/
Asefi734,855/
Asifa733,609/
Asafa733,502/
Asofa73323/
Esefa73149/
Asyfa7366/
Osefa7334/
Asefe738/
Asefo737/
Azefa734/
Asefy732/
Assaffah71109/
Asseuffy7118/
Asseuffi7116/
Assiffah7110/
Esseffah719/
Aasheefa711/
Assafauh711/
Assaifat711/
Asshsafa711/
Ashshafa711/
Hassafay711/
Assafaha711/
Aseffash711/
Asefioha711/
Atsefaha711/
Adseefah711/
Hassifah711/
Ashafa675,568/
Asifat671,750/
Assafo671,558/
Asifah67735/
Ashifa67355/
Assifi67226/
Essafa67210/
Asofah67138/
Ashefo67125/
Osiefa67122/
Asifoa6764/
Aasifa6746/
Hasifa6745/
Ashofa6726/
Atsifa6724/
Hasafa6723/
Assofo6723/
Essofa6720/
Asafah6716/
Ahsafa6716/
Assifo6715/
Asyfah6714/
Achefa6713/
Asefie6710/
Azeefa679/
Osefat679/
Hasefe678/
Hosseifat677/
Hosefa677/
Essifa676/
Hasefi676/
Ossefi676/
Asahfa675/
Asiffa675/
Ashshoffa674/
Asyhfa674/
Asifaa674/
Asjfat674/
Gosefa673/
Esiefa673/
Aisefo673/
Ascefi673/
Asaifa672/
Asifha672/
Oseifa672/
Asafaa672/
Asifau672/
Azefah672/
Ashefi672/
Asehfi671/
Ausafa671/
Asefoh671/
Aasafa671/
Asehfo671/
Hazefa671/
Gasefi671/
Gasifa671/
Ahsefi671/
Assify671/
Asafau671/
Ashefe671/
Aseufi671/
Azeifa671/
Asefii671/
Asizfa671/
Asaffa671/
Hasyfa671/

Assefa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Assefa in the Russian language
Ассефаassefa-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Assefa
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