Ashkinazi Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Armenia

Ashkinazi Surname User-submission:

The name comes from a Jewish ethnic group from Germany, the Ashkenazi Jews.

Ashkinazi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Ashkinazi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name comes from a Jewish ethnic group from Germany, the Ashkenazi Jews.

- saskinas

Ashkinazi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ashkinazi (Russian: Ашкинази) is most common in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashkinazi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,385,851st most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Ashkinazi are found; 41 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 41 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Ashkinazi is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 33 percent live, New York, where 23 percent live and New Jersey, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 37 percent live and Uzbekistan, where 6 percent live.

Ashkinazi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ashkinazi last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Ashkinazi surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Ashkinazi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.01% more than the national average, earning $56,528 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ashkinazi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ashkinazi in the Russian language
Ашкиназиaskinazi-

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