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 found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amashan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amashan is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Amashan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Amashan live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amashan is also the 3,941,740th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 9 people.
The last name Amashan is most frequent 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. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs 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
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- 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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