Ascencao Surname

274,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Aruba

Ascencao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ascencao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,1841:180,8066,979
Venezuela741:408,1638,379
France411:1,620,066149,911
United States341:10,660,557428,392
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
England151:3,714,537119,675
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Cape Verde51:105,9283,425
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Wales51:618,90625,852
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Aruba11:103,4772,586

The alternate forms: Ascençao (4) are calculated separately.

Ascencao (414) may also be a first name.

Ascencao Last Name Facts

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

Ascencao is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also appear in the variant forms: Ascençao. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ascencao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 274,213th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,142,940 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Ascencao reside; 89 percent reside in South America and 84 percent reside in Luso-South America. Ascencao is also the 422,632nd most frequent given name globally, borne by 414 people.

The surname Ascencao is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 1,184 people, or 1 in 180,806. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 32 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 22 percent are found and Maranhão, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Brazil it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 5 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Ascencao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ascencao surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Ascencao earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 98.11% more than the national average, earning R 470,796 per year and in United States they earn 9.67% less than the national average, earning $38,978 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ascençao964/
Asscencao942/
Ascencaou941/
Acencao9344/
Asencao9315/
D'Ascencao8937/
Assencao88392/
D'asencao821/
D'Assencao781/
Assencoa7539/
Assincao756/
Assemcao751/
Asencioos711/
Asenzoa671/
D'Assincao671/
Osingcao631/
Assinkoa507/

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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 Ascencao
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