Asuk Surname
Approximately 1,312 people bear this surname
Asuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 872 | 1:203,145 | 12,142 |
| Indonesia | 307 | 1:430,779 | 36,125 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | 1:118,170 | 16,048 |
| Philippines | 42 | 1:2,410,434 | 128,915 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
The alternate forms: Aşuk (802) are calculated separately.
Asuk (772) may also be a first name.
Asuk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asuk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Asuk (Hindi: आसुक, Marathi: असुक, Oriya: ଆସୁକ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Aşuk. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Asuk? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 291,587th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,554,532 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Asuk are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 295,418th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 772 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 872 people, or 1 in 203,145. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 69 percent live, Cross River, where 20 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 5 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asuk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asuk in the Hindi language | ||
| आसुक | asuka | 62.5 |
| आसूक | asuka | 31.25 |
| अशुक | asuka | 6.25 |
| Asuk in the Marathi language | ||
| असुक | asuka | 60 |
| आसुक | asuka | 40 |
| Asuk in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆସୁକ | asuka | 28.57 |
| ଅସୁକ | asuka | 28.57 |
| ଅଶୁକ | asuka | 28.57 |
| ଆସୁକ୍ | asuk | 14.29 |
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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 Asuk
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