Ashanke Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Ashanke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Ashanke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashanke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ashanke (Marathi: अशांके) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ashanke.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashanke? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Ashanke live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 69 percent are found, Osun, where 11 percent are found and Lagos, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asanke | 92 | 37 | / |
| Ashank | 92 | 18 | / |
| Ashanka | 86 | 14 | / |
| Ashanky | 86 | 9 | / |
| Asangke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Asank | 83 | 24 | / |
| Ashanque | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gassanke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hassanke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oshankey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Asanka | 77 | 12,088 | / |
| Ashang | 77 | 580 | / |
| Ashonk | 77 | 19 | / |
| Asanki | 77 | 7 | / |
| Hasank | 77 | 6 | / |
| Asance | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aisank | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asankh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asonke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aasank | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oshank | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asaahnkie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hasanka | 71 | 815 | / |
| Asankai | 71 | 70 | / |
| Assance | 71 | 62 | / |
| Hasanki | 71 | 33 | / |
| Hoshank | 71 | 29 | / |
| Ausanka | 71 | 19 | / |
| Asangki | 71 | 15 | / |
| Oshanka | 71 | 13 | / |
| Asangue | 71 | 10 | / |
| Hotshanker | 71 | 9 | / |
| Asahang | 71 | 8 | / |
| Gashang | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ahshang | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ashonka | 71 | 6 | / |
| Aishang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Atshang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Goshank | 71 | 2 | / |
| Azaanke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asonker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ashaang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hassankher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hassank | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asankay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asanche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atsonke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Assanka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asasink | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oushank | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asang | 67 | 2,552 | / |
| Asangkay | 67 | 112 | / |
| Assonkeu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Haishang | 67 | 9 | / |
| Asangkai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hassanki | 67 | 3 | / |
| Asankova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Assangue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Atschang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Atsangue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achangue | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Shanks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hassanqe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Assan'ka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asaanche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asamk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asanquei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asonk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashasing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hassanks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asanquey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hassanka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aissance | 67 | 1 | / |
Ashanke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashanke in the Marathi language | ||
| अशांके | asanke | - |
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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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- 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 Ashanke
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