Askena Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Askena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Askena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Askena (22) may also be a first name.

Askena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Askena (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻜﻨﻪ) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Askena click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Askena? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Askena reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia Askena is primarily concentrated in: Central Sulawesi, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia Askena occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haskena924/
Ashkhena86277/
Ashkenas8680/
Aszkenas866/
Ashkenea861/
Askina83151/
Askana8318/
Eskena834/
Askene833/
Askeny832/
Askenj831/
Aschkenas8022/
Aszkenast801/
Askanah77136/
Ashkina7787/
Askinah7748/
Gaskina7745/
Haskina7732/
Askonah777/
Askenäs775/
Oskiena775/
Ashkyna774/
Askenis771/
Askeney771/
Ashkana771/
Aschena771/
Oskhena771/
Haskana771/
Eskenah771/
Haskyna771/
Gashkina7154/
Ashkinaz7127/
Aushkina7125/
Ashkenis719/
Aszkinas716/
Ashchena715/
Aushkyna715/
Askenett715/
Gauskina715/
Hashkyna714/
Ashkenes714/
Askenhed713/
Aeshkina713/
Aishkina712/
Askenich711/
Ashkanay711/
Ashkynas711/
Hauskyna711/
Oskina675,558/
Ascona674,823/
Eskina672,875/
Oskyna67344/
Eskyna67294/
Azkona67226/
Gaushkina6738/
Askine6734/
Askini6717/
Azkina6714/
Aschkenes6712/
Askino679/
Oschkenat678/
Haushkyna676/
Eskona676/
Ahashkyna675/
Ascana673/
Oskona673/
Ashkenets672/
Ahashkina671/
Azcena671/
Oskana671/
Askano671/
Askono671/
Askène671/
Azkana671/
Gaskineau670/

Askena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Askena in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻜﻨﻪasknh50
ﺍﺳﻜﻦaskn50

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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 Askena
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