Ascensão Surname

138,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Ascensão Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ascensão Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal3,0481:3,418414
Angola361:749,7002,649
Cape Verde261:20,371768
United States191:19,076,786604,894
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
England181:3,095,448105,421
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
France51:13,284,544357,392
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ascensão (67) may also be a first name.

Ascensão Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ascensão is found most frequently in Portugal. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ascensão? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 138,912th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,263,213 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Ascensão are found; 95 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 95 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Ascensão is also the 1,191,548th most numerous forename on earth, held by 67 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Portugal, where it is carried by 3,048 people, or 1 in 3,418. Excluding Portugal it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 1 percent live and Cape Verde, where 1 percent live.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ascensão
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