Assis Surname

4,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Angola

Assis Surname User-submission:

The surname Assis comes from St Francis Di Assisi, Assisi being a place in Italy. The Portuguese wanted to give African slaves (mainly from the Kongo region - Angola and Congo) Christian names and as St Francis is a Catholic figure they gave them this name.

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Assis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil100,3491:2,133207
Angola15,1841:1,777323
Mozambique6,1801:4,4111,010
Portugal3,1991:3,257399
United States5211:695,69955,085
India3561:2,154,67872,239
Argentina3291:129,91911,013
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Colombia1201:398,1176,397
Chile1061:166,1935,518
France771:862,633101,453
Canada621:594,28449,093
England621:898,67846,462
Uruguay561:61,2816,605
Spain531:882,11434,832
East Timor251:48,637122
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Panama231:170,0985,250
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Cape Verde201:26,4821,011
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Macau61:100,272488
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Assís (4) & Ássis (1) are calculated separately.

Assis (15,391) may also be a first name.

Assis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Assis comes from St Francis Di Assisi, Assisi being a place in Italy. The Portuguese wanted to give African slaves (mainly from the Kongo region - Angola and Congo) Christian names and as St Francis is a Catholic figure they gave them this name. It is prevalent in Brazil as these slaves obviously were transferred there.

- alanaassis

The Assis surname is of Italian origin. It denotes someone who came from Assisi, or means 'follower of Saint Francis of Assisi'.

- vonassis

Assis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Assis (Arabic: اسّيس, Hindi: अाससीस, Marathi: आसीस) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Assís or Ássis. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Assis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,422nd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 57,233 people. The surname Assis is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Assis live; 79 percent live in South America and 79 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 45,583rd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 15,391 people.

It is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 100,349 people, or 1 in 2,133. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 19 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 17 percent live and Bahia, where 10 percent live. Outside of Brazil this surname exists in 81 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 12 percent live and Mozambique, where 5 percent live.

Assis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Assis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Assis last name increased 52,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Assis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Assis last name is principally Greek Orthodox (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Assis are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Assis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.86% more than the national average, earning R 451,188 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.52% less than the national average, earning $17,590,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.32% more than the national average, earning $45,877 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning $54,919 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Assís934/
Ássis931/
Assies91479/
Hassis91407/
Assise91128/
Assais9188/
Gassis9142/
Aissis9130/
Assiss9122/
Asseis9111/
Asssis913/
Assish912/
Aussis912/
Assist911/
Assisc911/
Aassis911/
Assi89107,825/
Asis8947,052/
Assihst8340/
D'Assis8313/
Ashsish8310/
Assisse837/
Gassios835/
Haassis834/
Assoish833/
Asseiss833/
Haessis832/
Gassais832/
Hassiss832/
Asshish831/
Gaassis831/
Gasseis831/
Hassais831/
Aissais831/
Aassiss831/
Asseise831/
Hassies831/
Assie8013,345/
Assih8010,107/
Aissi808,669/
Hassi808,165/
Gassi803,648/
Essis803,416/
Gasis801,458/
Asses801,443/
Assid801,259/
Assui80963/
Ashis80927/
Assai80910/
Assoi80762/
Hasis80601/
Aïssi80419/
Assiz80394/
Assio80290/
Asish80234/
Ayssi80184/
Asise80179/
Asist80170/
Assei8073/
Aussi8069/
Asiss8066/
Aîssi8057/
Aasis8055/
Asois8050/
Assys8035/
Assit8029/
Atsis8028/
Assic8028/
Assip8027/
Ossis8021/
Aassi8021/
Aseis8018/
Asess8013/
Eassi8012/
Asssa8012/
Assyi809/
Aisis808/
Assii808/
Asshi807/
Asais807/
Aszis806/
Asisp805/
Atssi805/
Asssi803/
Ausis803/
Ahsis803/
Adssi802/
Ahssi802/
Easis801/
Aesis801/
Assij801/
Adsis801/
Assse801/
Assiy801/
Asxis801/
D'Assise7718/
Haussois773/
Haissais771/
Asi7534,564/
Ashish7317,900/
Assaid731,735/
Hassid731,279/
Haasis731,197/
Assuit73452/
Aitssi73381/
Asseus73275/
Assees73272/
Hassai73210/
Aayssi73170/
Gaysis73136/
Ahasis73122/
Gasses73100/
Aseess7392/
Hassyi7387/
Haissi7387/
Hatsis7386/
Gassai7383/
Gaasis7381/
Gassio7371/
Hassei7359/
Gassei7358/
Hassie7355/
Hassui7354/
Eassie7350/
Assieh7346/
Assuid7343/
Assice7339/
Hasses7336/
Haussi7333/
Assiey7332/
Gossis7330/
Gausis7327/
Essies7327/
Aashis7324/
Ossais7320/
Ahassi7320/
Hasssa7318/
Asseid7317/
Aasish7315/
Esseis7314/
Assuih7314/
Asseas7313/
Ashshi7313/
Hasish7313/
Aissih7312/
Aissie7312/
Aissai7312/
Assaih7312/
Assitt7312/
D'asis7312/
Assaia7312/
Hassip7311/
Gassiy7310/
Hasise7310/
Assiph7310/
Aussie739/
Essais739/
Assioy739/
Aassid739/
Ahyssi739/
Assese738/
Assihe738/
Hassit737/
Ahussi737/
Asisse737/
Hadsis736/
Gaissi736/
Aissoi736/
Aaissi736/
Aisssa735/
Aadssi735/
Gaussi735/
Asshid734/
Ashais734/
Hasshi734/
Hayssi734/
Oussis734/
Assets734/
Hassic733/
Hasssi733/
Esssis733/
Asssie733/
Haysis732/
Hashis732/
Hasais732/
Ashise732/
Ahsses732/
Osseis732/
Essiss732/
Assait732/
Asshai732/
Assije732/
Ossios731/
Heassi731/
Hasess731/
Hashsi731/
Eassio731/
Asdsid731/
Ashsih731/
Hasssy731/
Hassih731/
Hgassi731/
Hassse731/
Gasess731/
Ahtsis731/
Asse's731/
Assess731/
Asshie731/
Assseu731/
Asssui731/
Assiea731/
As'ssi731/
Ashess731/
Aâyssi731/
Aatssi731/
Aussio731/
Heasis731/
Hadssi731/
Addsis731/
Atsise731/
Assser731/
Eassip730/
Ashist730/
Oshsis730/
Hessis730/
Hossis730/
Assges730/
Asai6797,411/
Azis6793,071/
Asih6780,123/
Hashish6723,147/
Assa6722,499/
Asse6716,102/
Aisa6713,989/
Hasi6711,679/
Ausi679,081/
Assy677,515/
Ashi676,556/
Gasi675,526/
Aise673,714/
Aasi672,888/
Asid672,663/
Osis672,511/
Aisi672,488/
Esis672,431/
Ossi672,273/
Atsi671,765/
Aashish671,587/
Asip671,183/
Asci671,034/
Ases67806/
Asei67739/
Easi67665/
Asiğ67649/
Asie67637/
Asit67606/
Asoi67526/
Acis67427/
Asui67404/
Aysi67365/
Aisy67297/
Asic67293/
Asii67285/
Asiz67282/
Axis67111/
Ahshish6799/
Goussis6780/
Goissis6756/
Asyi6751/
Ashaish6748/
Asís6738/
Ashishe6738/
Asseess6737/
Adsi6737/
Asgi6727/
Asji6726/
Asij6725/
D'Assie6724/
Hassitt6720/
Hassaid6720/
Asiy6720/
Ahsi6719/
Hashshi6718/
Ahaussi6718/
Ahassid6713/
Oussihs6710/
Aashshi678/
Gossios676/
Hasseid675/
Asix675/
Assé675/
Oussais674/
Houssis674/
Atsaise674/
Assoich674/
Ashschi674/
Ajsi673/
Assaysh673/
Aushish673/
Asys673/
Ashishs672/
Asisova672/
Assaaid672/
Aissait672/
Gaissai672/
Aassaid672/
Asič672/
Azsi672/
Hoessis671/
Hossais671/
Hossiss671/
Gassess671/
Asheish671/
Assetts671/
Aussets671/
Ashisht671/
Ashisph671/
Assesse671/
Aszi671/
Essiesh671/
Aissaia671/
Ássi671/
D'assís671/
D'ássis671/
Asçi671/
Aasaish671/
Hauseis671/
Hassioh671/
Gashish671/
Gausais671/
Ahssice671/
Aissaih671/
Ahassie671/
A'Si671/
Asés671/
Assesze671/
Assgaai671/
Assheit671/
Assè671/
Assí671/
Assahai671/
Assouyi671/
Asisowa671/
Axsi671/
Asxi671/
Gasceis671/
Haussih671/
Aessess670/
Hassets670/

Assis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Assis in the Hindi language
अाससीसaasasisa-
Assis in the Marathi language
आसीसasisa40.91
असीसasisa40.91
ऍसीसesisa13.64
अँसीसamsisa4.55
Assis in the Arabic language
اسّيسasys-
إسيسasys-
اسيسasys-

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