Ashan Surname
Approximately 5,508 people bear this surname
Ashan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,193 | 1:9,489 | 1,373 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Malawi | 523 | 1:32,733 | 4,882 |
| Pakistan | 497 | 1:359,444 | 7,050 |
| India | 474 | 1:1,618,281 | 59,415 |
| Iran | 208 | 1:369,147 | 24,286 |
| Indonesia | 167 | 1:791,911 | 60,260 |
| Nigeria | 166 | 1:1,067,125 | 44,499 |
| Yemen | 138 | 1:191,488 | 8,354 |
| Afghanistan | 109 | 1:294,983 | 4,713 |
| Iraq | 79 | 1:443,312 | 7,666 |
| Israel | 67 | 1:127,726 | 13,864 |
| Turkey | 59 | 1:1,319,007 | 54,084 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Kazakhstan | 14 | 1:1,263,035 | 68,752 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Maldives | 9 | 1:44,908 | 2,305 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Ashan (41,161) may also be a first name.
Ashan Demographics
Average Ashan Salary in
United States
$27,294 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ashan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ashan (Arabic: اسهان, Bengali: আসন, Hindi: आशां, Marathi: आशान, Oriya: ଆଶନ, Russian: Ашан, Tibetan: ཨ་ཤན་) is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 87,334th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,323,084 people. The surname Ashan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Ashan are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ashan is also the 21,696th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 41,161 people.
The surname Ashan is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,193 people, or 1 in 9,489. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 10 percent live and Malawi, where 9 percent live.
Ashan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ashan has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 1,867 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 360 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ashan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ashan last name is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Ashan last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.
Ashan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.74% less than the national average, earning $27,294 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ashan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashan in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་ཤན་ | ashen | - |
| Ashan in the Marathi language | ||
| आशान | asana | 54.27 |
| अशान | asana | 11.97 |
| आशाण | asana | 10.26 |
| आशन | asana | 9.83 |
| अशन | asana | 4.27 |
| एशान | esana | 2.56 |
| खान | khana | 1.71 |
| एशन | esana | 1.28 |
| हान | hana | 0.85 |
| षण | sana | 0.43 |
| एसान | esana | 0.43 |
| शान | sana | 0.43 |
| Ashan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଶନ | asana | 48.65 |
| ଅଶନ | asana | 21.62 |
| ଏଶାନ | esana | 2.7 |
| ଅହସନ | ahasana | 2.7 |
| ଆସାନ | asana | 2.7 |
| ଅସାନ | asana | 2.7 |
| ମହ | maha | 2.7 |
| ଆସନ | asana | 2.7 |
| ଅସହନ | asahana | 2.7 |
| ଏହସାନ | ehasana | 2.7 |
| ଆଶାନ | asana | 2.7 |
| ଅଶାନ୍ | asan | 2.7 |
| ଏସାନ୍ | esan | 2.7 |
| Ashan in the Bengali language | ||
| আসন | asana | 33.33 |
| আশন | asana | 33.33 |
| অশন | asana | 33.33 |
| Ashan in the Hindi language | ||
| आशां | asam | 27.79 |
| आशं | asam | 21.84 |
| आशन | asana | 16.38 |
| आशान | asana | 11.17 |
| अशन | asana | 6.2 |
| अशान | asana | 5.46 |
| अशं | asam | 3.47 |
| अहसान | ahasana | 2.48 |
| एशान | esana | 0.99 |
| ासहं | asaham | 0.74 |
| आसन | asana | 0.5 |
| अशण | asana | 0.25 |
| अषाण | asana | 0.25 |
| आशंज़् | asanz | 0.25 |
| अषण | asana | 0.25 |
| आषाण | asana | 0.25 |
| Ashan in the Russian language | ||
| Ашан | asan | - |
| Ashan in the Arabic language | ||
| اسهان | ashan | - |
| عاشين | ashyn | - |
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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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- 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 Ashan
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