View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Where Does The Last Name Asante Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Asante (Arabic: اشانتي, Russian: Асанте) is found most frequently in Ghana. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Asante? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 2,942^nd most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 38,106 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Asante reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 35,098^th most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 22,087 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is carried by 185,648 people, or 1 in 146. Outside of Ghana this last name occurs in 75 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Asante Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Asante last name are 12.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Asante earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.64% less than the national average, earning 271,203 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 29.8% more than the national average, earning R 308,460 per year; in United States they earn 3.02% more than the national average, earning $44,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning $50,086 CAD per year.