Ascanius Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ascanius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ascanius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1211:46,6514,870
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Greenland11:56,3791,133

Ascanius (15) may also be a first name.

Ascanius Last Name Facts

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

Ascanius is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ascanius? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,551,568th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Ascanius live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

It is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 46,651. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 40 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 24 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 18 percent are found. Not including Denmark this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Askanius8813/
Aconius803/
Akanius800/
Haskaniu7512/
Askonius755/
Ackonius753/
Akaniu713/
Acanyu711/
Akanihu67322/
Akhaniu674/
Ascanho673/
Akanjiu672/
Akaniou672/
Ocangiu671/
Gacanju671/
Akaanihu631/
Akhaniju631/
Akanju5760/
Akanyu5713/
Okangiu536/
Akanhou532/
Akanjou531/
Akainhu531/
Akanjuh531/
Ocagnou531/
Ozcanyuz5013/

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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 Ascanius
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