Ashelman Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ashelman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashelman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Ashelman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ashelman occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashelman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,459,453rd most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. Ashelman is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Ashelman are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 2,534,678. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 26 percent live, Ohio, where 14 percent live and West Virginia, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Ashelman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ashelman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ashelman surname expanded 358 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ashelman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ashelman last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Ashelman earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.6% less than the national average, earning $38,142 USD per year.

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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 Ashelman
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