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    The surname Asante

    A surname, carried by 1,596 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A253

    Asante: #17,605 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Asante #17,605, 1,596 people Asante: #17,605 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Asante #17,605, 1,596 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Asante is more common than 89.1% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,596 people named Asante in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 193,450 Americans. That is up 117% since 2000, when the Census counted 737.

    #17,605
    rank among US surnames
    1,596
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +116.6%
    change since 2000 (was #30,023)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,596McGeehan1,597193,328
    #17,605Stahlman1,596193,450
    #17,613Hibler1,595193,571

    Who is named Asante

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Asante identified as Black (not Hispanic), 1.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 95%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.8%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Asantes

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Amma Asante
      British actor and film director (born 1969)

    Questions

    How common is the surname Asante?
    1,596 people in the United States had the surname Asante in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,450 Americans. It ranked 17,605th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Asante?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Asante identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Asante?
    Amma Asante, British actor and film director (born 1969).
    Where is the surname Asante most common?
    Wikidata records people named Asante in the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname Asante getting more or less common?
    More common. 737 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,596 in 2010, up 117%.