Ashan Forename
21,696th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 41,161 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka
Ashan Forename Definition:
Ay'-shan, vapour, smoke. A city in the tribe of Judah. Josh. xv. 42.
Ashan Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | - | 29,974 | 1:694 | 114 |
| India | 78% | 5,847 | 1:207,778 | 21,365 |
| Pakistan | 53% | 1,734 | 1:112,086 | 4,745 |
| Malawi | 100% | 867 | 1:19,737 | 1,782 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 642 | 1:248,382 | 11,817 |
| Egypt | 62% | 390 | 1:235,643 | 8,182 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 291 | 1:105,885 | 10,050 |
| Taiwan | 63% | 276 | 1:86,122 | 10,800 |
| Indonesia | - | 212 | 1:1,216,810 | 71,496 |
| South Africa | 100% | 168 | 1:324,599 | 17,894 |
| United States | 92% | 127 | 1:2,854,622 | 42,430 |
| England | 86% | 119 | 1:467,251 | 10,167 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 68 | 1:105,176 | 8,303 |
| Canada | - | 47 | 1:704,965 | 16,240 |
| Australia | - | 45 | 1:303,503 | 6,091 |
| Thailand | 100% | 42 | 1:1,668,234 | 50,084 |
| Nigeria | 70% | 38 | 1:4,672,746 | 70,571 |
| Russia | 92% | 35 | 1:4,120,963 | 21,515 |
| Iran | 50% | 30 | 1:2,616,562 | 14,138 |
| Malaysia | 61% | 29 | 1:1,049,998 | 36,559 |
| Iraq | 80% | 24 | 1:1,459,077 | 10,051 |
| New Zealand | - | 18 | 1:252,002 | 7,674 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 54% | 16 | 1:85,089 | 6,268 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Afghanistan | 90% | 12 | 1:2,718,626 | 20,989 |
| Uganda | 89% | 8 | 1:5,119,615 | 45,522 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 60% | 8 | 1:746,660 | 19,030 |
| Yemen | - | 7 | 1:3,756,679 | 4,348 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 7 | 1:2,203,402 | 59,073 |
| Switzerland | 50% | 4 | 1:2,053,374 | 18,217 |
| Italy | 66% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 4 | 1:1,747,598 | 14,265 |
| Germany | 100% | 4 | 1:24,169,469 | 59,466 |
| Philippines | 100% | 4 | 1:26,502,369 | 280,915 |
| Kenya | - | 3 | 1:15,435,703 | 51,312 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50% | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Sweden | 100% | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| France | - | 2 | 1:33,235,170 | 58,100 |
| Saint Lucia | 50% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Wales | - | 2 | 1:1,547,154 | 12,610 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Armenia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
The alternate forms: Aşhan (1,131) are calculated separately.
Ashan (5,508) may also be a surname.
Ashan Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ay'-shan, vapour, smoke. A city in the tribe of Judah. Josh. xv. 42.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: smoke.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Ashan Forename Popularity
Ashan Demographics
Average Male Ashan Height
173.24 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 29 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Ashan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashan in the Russian language | ||
| Ашан | asan | - |
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Footnotes
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