Ashkian Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Palestine

Ashkian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashkian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1391:552,39231,644
Palestine411:110,9487,275
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Ashkian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ashkian is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashkian? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,239,697th most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Ashkian live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 552,392. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Isfahan Province, where 71 percent live, Tehran Province, where 17 percent live and Alborz Province, where 6 percent live. Apart from Iran this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hashkian931/
Askian928/
Ashkyan8632/
Achkian865/
Haskian864/
Aschian862/
Askijyan8031/
Ashchian8020/
Askijian8014/
Askejian803/
Ashquian801/
Oskian7779/
Eskian7710/
Askean771/
Ashkajyan751/
Heskian7140/
Eskihan716/
Eshkyan712/
Eskijan712/
Ashqyan711/
Oschian711/
Oskuiyan672/
Askajyan671/
Esquhian671/
Ashkoyon671/
Askoujyan639/
Heskuiyan631/
Oskianova631/
Oskyan6217/
Esquian5746/
Ascayon571/
Heskion570/
Esquiann531/
Houzchian5038/
Askyonova501/

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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 Ashkian
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