Askenazi Surname
Approximately 395 people bear this surname
Askenazi Surname User-submission:
Ashkenazi, and variants of this surname, signify that a distant paternal ancestor of the bearer belonged to the Ashkenazi subdivision of the Jewish people.
The Ashkenazi Jews are a Jewish ethnic subdivision who lived in Northern and Eastern Europe.
Read More About This SurnameAskenazi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 204 | 1:608,462 | 10,023 |
| United States | 137 | 1:2,645,686 | 159,417 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
The alternate forms: Askénazi (2) are calculated separately.
Askenazi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Ashkenazi, and variants of this surname, signify that a distant paternal ancestor of the bearer belonged to the Ashkenazi subdivision of the Jewish people.
The Ashkenazi Jews are a Jewish ethnic subdivision who lived in Northern and Eastern Europe. They named themselves 'Ashkenazi' when they first settled the Rhine, in Germany, in the 8th century AD. This was because it was thought 'Ashkenaz,' a place named in the Old Testament, referred to Germany, though modern scholarship suggests this is extremely unlikely.
The vast majority of bearers of the Ashkenazi surname are not Ashkenazi themselves. Rather, they pertain to other Jewish groups, and their ancestor, who would have left an Ashkenazi community to join a different one, retained 'Ashkenazi' as a surname because it was noteworthy that he was from a distinct background to the rest of his adopted community. It is most common amongst Syrian and Bukharan Jews.
The surname Ashkenazi is of Hebrew origin, and ultimately topographical in nature.
- archeroftheeyesAskenazi Demographics
Average Askenazi Salary in
United States
$64,204 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Askenazi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Askenazi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Askenazi is found most in Mexico. It may also be rendered as a variant: Askénazi. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Askenazi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 733,258th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Askenazi are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Hispano-North America.
The last name is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 608,462. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Mexico City, where 63 percent reside, México, where 32 percent reside and Chihuahua, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Mexico this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Argentina, where 11 percent reside.
Askenazi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Askenazi surname are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.95% registered to vote for the political party.
Askenazi earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.8% more than the national average, earning $64,204 USD per year.
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