Ashanyan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Ashanyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashanyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Ashanyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ashanyan (Russian: Ашанян) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashanyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ashanyan is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Ashanyan live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Ashanyan is most frequent in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent reside and Lebanon, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ashanyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ashanyan in the Russian language
Ашанянasanan-

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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
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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 Ashanyan
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