Ashanti Surname

402,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ashanti Surname User-submission:

The Ashanti surname means 'member of the Ashanti clan of the Akan tribe'.

Ashanti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Indonesia1171:1,130,33581,024
Benin961:107,66312,089
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
England171:3,277,533109,658
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
India71:109,580,769786,157
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Ashanti (7,481) may also be a first name.

Ashanti Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ashanti surname means 'member of the Ashanti clan of the Akan tribe'.

- Roshaun

Ashanti Last Name Facts

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

Ashanti (Bengali: অশান্তি, Hindi: अशान्ति, Marathi: अशांती, Oriya: ଅଶାି, Russian: Ашанти) is most common in Ghana. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashanti? popularity and diffusion

Ashanti is the 402,148th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,347,704 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Ashanti live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 74,310th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 7,481 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Beside Ghana it is found in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

Ashanti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ashanti surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Ashanti are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.

Ashanti earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ashanti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ashanti in the Oriya language
ଅଶାିasai79.03
ଅଶାasa12.65
ପଧାନpadhana2.17
ଅଶାିାଇଁasaia'im1.73
େସଠୀesathi0.52
ମାଣିକmanika0.09
ମହାନmahana0.09
ଖଟୁଆkhatu'a0.09
େଭାଇebha'i0.09
ଭୂତିଆbhuti'a0.09
କିସାନkisana0.09
ସାହାଣୀsahani0.09
ଭକ୍ତାbhakta0.09
ମାହାଲିmahali0.09
Ashanti in the Bengali language
অশান্তিasanti66.67
অশন্তিasanti33.33
Ashanti in the Marathi language
अशांतीasanti40
अशंतीasanti20
आशांतीasanti20
आशन्तीasanti20
Ashanti in the Hindi language
अशान्तिasanti25
आशन्तीasanti21.88
आशान्तीasanti9.38
अशान्तीasanti6.25
आशान्तिasanti6.25
अशन्तीasanti6.25
ाशन्तिasanti3.13
आशन्तिasanti3.13
अशांतिasanti3.13
आशंतीasanti3.13
आशांतीasanti3.13
आशंतिasanti3.13
ाशान्तीasanti3.13
आशांटीasanti3.13
Ashanti in the Russian language
Ашантиasanti-

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