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
Ashan Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Ashan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ashan (Arabic: اسهان, Bengali: আসন, Hindi: आशां, Marathi: आशान, Oriya: ଆଶନ, Russian: Ашан, Tibetan: ཨ་ཤན་) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ashan is the 87,334th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,323,084 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Ashan reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 46 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 21,696th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 41,161 people.
Ashan is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,193 people, or 1 in 9,489. Apart from Sri Lanka Ashan is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 10 percent are found and Malawi, where 9 percent are found.
Ashan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ashan has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 1,867 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 360 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ashan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ashan surname is primarily 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 national 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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