Ah San Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Ah San Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ah San Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ah San (251) may also be a first name.

Ah San Last Name Facts

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

Ah San is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ah San? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Ah San is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Ah San are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ah San is also the 562,655th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 251 people.

Ah San is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Pahang, where 50 percent reside, Sarawak, where 20 percent reside and Negeri Sembilan, where 10 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in American Samoa, where 8 percent reside and Thailand, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ah Sang9254/
Ah Sane9214/
Ah Shan921/
Ah Sain921/
Ah Shang861/
Ah Seang861/
Ah Sam83104/
Ah Sen8380/
Ah Son836/
Ah Jan833/
Ah Soon77142/
Ah Chan7722/
Ah Song778/
Ah Jang777/
Ah Soun775/
Ah Sien775/
Ah Samg774/
Ah-Sane773/
Ah Shon771/
Ah Jaan771/
Ah-Sang771/
Ah Siong7140/
Ah Chang7112/
Ah Soong713/
Ah Soune712/
Ah Shoon712/
Ah Chane711/
Ah Jeang711/
Ah-Sam67102/
Ah-Son6760/
Ah Jon6715/
Ah Cheang678/
Ah-Sen677/
Ah Som671/
Ah Sem671/
Ah Jam671/

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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
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  • 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 Ah San
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