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Asfaw Name Meaning

Ethiopian: from the personal name Asfaw which is interpreted as e.g. ‘widen him’ in the Amharic language. — Note: Since Ethiopians do not have hereditary surnames this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Stan, Kasak, Askew, Faw, Aswad, Assaf, Asmar, Aslam, Asman, Spaw

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Between 1987 and 2002, in the United States, Asfaw life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1987, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Asfaw in 1987 was 32, and 55 in 2002.

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