Azan Surname
Approximately 7,854 people bear this surname
Azan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 840 | 1:8,628 | 2,051 |
| Malaysia | 723 | 1:40,794 | 3,309 |
| Sri Lanka | 658 | 1:31,624 | 3,961 |
| France | 636 | 1:104,438 | 15,420 |
| Nigeria | 548 | 1:323,253 | 17,758 |
| Turkey | 479 | 1:162,466 | 12,607 |
| Iran | 479 | 1:160,298 | 13,832 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Indonesia | 433 | 1:305,425 | 27,056 |
| Pakistan | 369 | 1:484,130 | 8,445 |
| Jamaica | 343 | 1:8,367 | 957 |
| United States | 305 | 1:1,188,390 | 84,748 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Argentina | 181 | 1:236,151 | 19,247 |
| Peru | 163 | 1:194,995 | 9,124 |
| Ivory Coast | 151 | 1:152,790 | 7,105 |
| Tanzania | 137 | 1:386,435 | 27,768 |
| Afghanistan | 68 | 1:472,841 | 6,152 |
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| Colombia | 49 | 1:974,981 | 9,135 |
| Venezuela | 40 | 1:755,102 | 12,515 |
| Lebanon | 35 | 1:161,060 | 7,588 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Philippines | 30 | 1:3,374,607 | 147,509 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Kazakhstan | 28 | 1:631,518 | 43,439 |
| Benin | 25 | 1:413,424 | 29,829 |
| Cuba | 25 | 1:460,909 | 5,712 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Maldives | 8 | 1:50,522 | 2,455 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Cayman Islands | 7 | 1:9,128 | 1,205 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Azán (52) are calculated separately.
Azan (4,802) may also be a first name.
Azan Demographics
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Azan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Azan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Azan (Arabic: آظن, Hindi: अजान, Marathi: अज़ान, Russian: Азан) has its highest incidence in Togo. It may also appear as: Azán. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Azan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 63,759th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 927,877 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Azan are found; 21 percent are found in South Asia and 19 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 98,644th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,802 people.
The surname is most frequent in Togo, where it is borne by 840 people, or 1 in 8,628. Outside of Togo Azan occurs in 72 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 9 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 8 percent reside.
Azan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Azan surname is predominantly Shiite (100%) in Lebanon and Muslim (70%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Azan surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Azan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 18.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,887 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.29% less than the national average, earning $16,506,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 36.83% more than the national average, earning $59,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.53% more than the national average, earning $67,834 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Azan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Azan in the Marathi language | ||
| अज़ान | azana | - |
| Azan in the Hindi language | ||
| अजान | ajana | 40 |
| अज़ान | azana | 40 |
| आजान | ajana | 20 |
| Azan in the Russian language | ||
| Азан | azan | - |
| Azan in the Arabic language | ||
| آظن | azn | - |
| اظن | azn | - |
| أظن | azn | - |
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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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- 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 Azan
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