Ashanke Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ashanke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashanke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asanke9237/
Ashank9218/
Ashanka8614/
Ashanky869/
Asangke861/
Asank8324/
Ashanque8017/
Gassanke801/
Hassanke801/
Oshankey801/
Asanka7712,088/
Ashang77580/
Ashonk7719/
Asanki777/
Hasank776/
Asance771/
Aisank771/
Asankh771/
Asonke771/
Aasank771/
Oshank771/
Asaahnkie751/
Hasanka71815/
Asankai7170/
Assance7162/
Hasanki7133/
Hoshank7129/
Ausanka7119/
Asangki7115/
Oshanka7113/
Asangue7110/
Hotshanker719/
Asahang718/
Gashang717/
Ahshang716/
Ashonka716/
Aishang712/
Atshang712/
Goshank712/
Azaanke711/
Asonker711/
Ashaang711/
Hassankher711/
Hassank711/
Asankay711/
Asanche711/
Atsonke711/
Assanka711/
Asasink711/
Oushank711/
Asang672,552/
Asangkay67112/
Assonkeu6715/
Haishang679/
Asangkai673/
Hassanki673/
Asankova672/
Assangue672/
Atschang672/
Atsangue671/
Achangue671/
O'Shanks671/
Hassanqe671/
Assan'ka671/
Asaanche671/
Asamk671/
Asanquei671/
Asonk671/
Ashasing671/
Hassanks671/
Asanquey671/
Hassanka671/
Aissance671/

Ashanke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ashanke in the Marathi language
अशांकेasanke-

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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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