Ashanti Surname
Approximately 873 people bear this surname
Ashanti Surname User-submission:
The Ashanti surname means 'member of the Ashanti clan of the Akan tribe'.
Ashanti Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| United States | 118 | 1:3,071,686 | 178,560 |
| Indonesia | 117 | 1:1,130,335 | 81,024 |
| Benin | 96 | 1:107,663 | 12,089 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
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'.
- RoshaunAshanti Demographics
Average Ashanti Salary in
United States
$41,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ashanti Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashanti Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ashanti (Bengali: অশান্তি, Hindi: अशान्ति, Marathi: अशांती, Oriya: ଅଶାି, Russian: Ашанти) is most common in Ghana. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ashanti click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashanti? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 402,148th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 8,347,704 people. The surname is predominantly found 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 numerous given name internationally It is held by 7,481 people.
Ashanti is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Apart from Ghana it occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.
Ashanti Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Ashanti are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% being 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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashanti in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଶାି | asai | 79.03 |
| ଅଶା | asa | 12.65 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 2.17 |
| ଅଶାିାଇଁ | asaia'im | 1.73 |
| େସଠୀ | esathi | 0.52 |
| ମାଣିକ | manika | 0.09 |
| ମହାନ | mahana | 0.09 |
| ଖଟୁଆ | khatu'a | 0.09 |
| େଭାଇ | ebha'i | 0.09 |
| ଭୂତିଆ | bhuti'a | 0.09 |
| କିସାନ | kisana | 0.09 |
| ସାହାଣୀ | sahani | 0.09 |
| ଭକ୍ତା | bhakta | 0.09 |
| ମାହାଲି | mahali | 0.09 |
| Ashanti in the Bengali language | ||
| অশান্তি | asanti | 66.67 |
| অশন্তি | asanti | 33.33 |
| Ashanti in the Marathi language | ||
| अशांती | asanti | 40 |
| अशंती | asanti | 20 |
| आशांती | asanti | 20 |
| आशन्ती | asanti | 20 |
| Ashanti in the Hindi language | ||
| अशान्ति | asanti | 25 |
| आशन्ती | asanti | 21.88 |
| आशान्ती | asanti | 9.38 |
| अशान्ती | asanti | 6.25 |
| आशान्ति | asanti | 6.25 |
| अशन्ती | asanti | 6.25 |
| ाशन्ति | asanti | 3.13 |
| आशन्ति | asanti | 3.13 |
| अशांति | asanti | 3.13 |
| आशंती | asanti | 3.13 |
| आशांती | asanti | 3.13 |
| आशंति | asanti | 3.13 |
| ाशान्ती | asanti | 3.13 |
| आशांटी | asanti | 3.13 |
| Ashanti in the Russian language | ||
| Ашанти | asanti | - |
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