Ascensao Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Ascensao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ascensao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil981:2,184,43268,273
France331:2,012,810168,616
United States311:11,692,224454,091
England241:2,321,58686,519
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Ascensáo (1), Ascensào (1) & Ascensâo (1) are calculated separately.

Ascensao (178) may also be a first name.

Ascensao Last Name Facts

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

Ascensao (Marathi: आसेसाब) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Ascensáo, Ascensào or Ascensâo. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ascensao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,085,744th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Ascensao are found; 48 percent are found in South America and 43 percent are found in Luso-South America. Ascensao is also the 683,417th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 178 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 2,184,432. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Minas Gerais, where 29 percent reside, São Paulo, where 26 percent reside and Maranhão, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil Ascensao exists in 14 countries. It is also found in France, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Ascensao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ascensao surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ascensao earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.86% more than the national average, earning R 289,584 per year and in United States they earn 10.07% less than the national average, earning $38,806 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ascensao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ascensao in the Marathi language
आसेसाबasesaba-

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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 Ascensao
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