Amashan Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Amashan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Amashan (9) may also be a first name.
Amashan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amashan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amashan (Hindi: अमशां, Marathi: अमाषण, Oriya: ଆମଷନ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amashan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amashan is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Amashan are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amashan is also the 3,941,740th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 9 people.
Amashan is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amashan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amashan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆମଷନ | amasana | - |
| Amashan in the Hindi language | ||
| अमशां | amasam | 50 |
| अमशान | amasana | 50 |
| Amashan in the Marathi language | ||
| अमाषण | amasana | 33.33 |
| अमशनाहीम | amasanahima | 16.67 |
| अमशन | amasana | 16.67 |
| एमशन | emasana | 16.67 |
| आमशान | amasana | 16.67 |
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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 Amashan
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