Asselin Surname

32,915th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Asselin Surname User-submission:

Meaning in Old French: 'the ace'.

Asselin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada9,9821:3,691487
France3,6031:18,4352,056
United States2,3831:152,10215,618
Haiti501:213,6787,899
England301:1,857,26974,552
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Asselin (42) may also be a first name.

Asselin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning in Old French: 'the ace'.

- easselin

Asselin Last Name Facts

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

Asselin occurs most in Canada. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Asselin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Asselin is the 32,915th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 451,661 people. The last name Asselin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Asselin are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Gallo-North America. Asselin is also the 1,566,439th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 42 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 9,982 people, or 1 in 3,691. In Canada it is most numerous in: Quebec, where 87 percent live, Ontario, where 9 percent live and British Columbia, where 1 percent live. Other than Canada this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in France, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Asselin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Asselin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Asselin last name expanded 5,958 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Asselin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Asselin surname are 9.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Asselin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.22% more than the national average, earning $46,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.01% less than the national average, earning $42,723 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gasselin931,280/
Hasselin9362/
Ausselin9350/
Asselien9312/
Assselin933/
Asselina931/
Asscelin931/
Asseling931/
Aselin92158/
Gausselin8899/
Asselinne8826/
Hasseling881/
Hasselink881/
Assalin86609/
Esselin86512/
Osselin86242/
Assolin8687/
Ashelin8660/
Asselen8619/
Aselina8618/
Asselyn869/
Assilin869/
Asselim864/
Auselin863/
Assylin862/
Gaselin861/
Ascelin861/
Haselin861/
Gosselin8045,968/
Ousselin80494/
Assilien80227/
Haeselin8026/
Haselint8024/
Hasselim8014/
Assilina805/
Hesselin804/
Haselind803/
Hosselin802/
Osselien801/
Hassalin801/
Gasselen801/
Assiling801/
Gauselin800/
Hasselen800/
Haseling800/
Asalin77246/
Oselin77238/
Acelin77105/
Eselin7769/
Aselim7740/
Asilin7727/
Axelin7719/
Azelin7716/
Asolin7711/
Öselin775/
Housselin7560/
Hauselina7520/
Hasseleng755/
Hasseläng754/
Gousselin752/
Gassilina751/
Gosseilin751/
Gasilin71450/
Goselin71317/
Esselen71203/
Eiselin71130/
Hasalin7177/
Assolen7160/
Hasilin7154/
Acelien7148/
Ausalin7126/
Osselyn7123/
Gacelin7112/
Gaselyn7112/
Assalen7110/
Acelina717/
Osselen716/
Haselen716/
Ashilin716/
Eysselinck716/
Ayselim716/
Otselin713/
Assilim713/
Hazelin712/
Hassaln712/
Asilina712/
Hasolin712/
Aseleng712/
Hoselin711/
Ashalin711/
Essilin711/
Aucelin711/
Oselien711/
Oscelin711/
O'Selin711/
Asilien711/
Asallin711/
Ashelyn711/
Ossalin711/
Aceling711/
Acelion711/
Achelin711/
Ajsalin711/
Ashelen711/
Axcelin711/
Auselen710/
Hacelin710/
Asolinn710/
Gasilina67781/
Özselgin6730/
Gosselen6720/
Gossilin6716/
Gosselyn6711/
Gooselin679/
Ousselim679/
Gashilin676/
Ashaalin674/
Aichelin673/
Hoseling672/
Gasylina672/
Häseling672/
Ossilien672/
Esshalin671/
Gosseiln671/
Asseilem671/
Ausilien671/
Eiseling671/
Oscelien671/
Gosselín671/
Hacelien671/
Eseilien671/
Easyslim671/
Asaln671/
Hosselen671/
Ahsilina671/
Gaucelin670/
Goselion670/

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