Asante is used as a family name or surname in Ghana. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Asante
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ghana
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Asante

How popular is Asante?

Asante is common in Ghana.

Asante is ranked 3140 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Asantes grew by 116.5536 per cent to 1596 since 2000 and ranked 17605 after elevating 12418 spots. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 94.86 91.86
Asante is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ghana which signifies that it is originated from Ghana. Around 173718 people have been found who wears Asante as their family name. Asante is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,296 China10
16,722 Nigeria8
1,632 South Korea5
3,041 Democratic Republic of The Congo3
2,444 Sudan3
3,340 Jamaica3
4,899 Ivory Coast3
21,529 Singapore2
10,284 Kuwait2
19,093 Finland2
5,442 Turkmenistan2
6,900 Oman2
18,625 Japan2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
10,395 Latvia2
13,447 Uganda1
30,360 Thailand1
38,063 Mauritania1
50,549 Georgia1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
7,790 Zambia1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
13,606 Senegal1
14,644 Tunisia1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
49,529 Israel1
42,479 Greece1
2,715 Gabon1
444 Faroe Islands1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
799 British Virgin Islands1
8,181 Botswana1
2,196 Liberia1
4,942 Libya1
6,688 Malawi1
4,435 Togo1
5,553 Taiwan1
4,171 Rwanda1
21,562 Portugal1
58,885 Poland1
37,493 Austria1
56,169 Mexico1
2,040 Mali1
165,773 Belarus1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
15,412 Denmark34
55,986 Australia33
1,378 Iceland29
8,720 Qatar29
282,307 Russia27
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
14,048 Ireland16
202,099 Ukraine14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
104,308 France86
5,257 Wales68
104,075 Brazil64
16,052 Sweden58
19,965 Switzerland54
Countries with hundreds of Asante:
9,230 South Africa694
17,127 Germany605
27,752 Philippines451
11,492 Kenya392
11,656 Canada332
32,422 Italy280
23,363 Spain120
5,046 Scotland112
15,958 Belgium111
33,673 Tanzania109
7,291 Norway105
24,962 Netherlands102
Countries with thousands of Asante:
3,540 England2,151
18,564 United States1,754
4,307 Egypt1,634
Countries with hundred thousands of Asante:
10 Ghana164,150
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Asante Namesakes

  • Akwasi Asante, Soccer player
  • Amma Asante, Screenwriter
  • Anita Asante, Soccer defender
  • Anita Asante, Soccer defender
  • Molefi Kete Asante, Critic
  • Molefi Kete Asante, Critic
  • MK Asante, Author
  • Amma Asante, Screenwriter
  • Larry Asante, Football safety
  • Anita Asante, Soccer defender
  • Smith Asante characterized central character of Lee in 2009 drama flick Desperate Measures.

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