Azashi Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Azashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Azashi (21) may also be a first name.
Azashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Azashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Azashi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Azashi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,293,424th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. Azashi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Azashi reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 21 people.
The surname Azashi is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 46 percent reside, Taraba, where 43 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 9 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 16 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Azashi
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