Assan (surname)
Appearance
Assan (Template:Lang-ar, Template:Lang-he), also confused or used as Hassan, is an Arabian, Anglo-Saxon[1][2] and Ghanaian surname. It is very common among Ghanaians[3] and some parts of Europe. The surname may be found also among Lebanese[4] refugees of South America[5] who changed their surnames because of the war,[6] as well as in Romanians.[3]
People
- Amissah Assan (born 1993), Ghanaian footballer
- Bazil Assan (1860–1918), Romanian engineer and explorer
- Vitor Assan (born 1996), Brazilian musician
See also
References
- ^ "Assan Significado do Sobrenome, Origens e Distribuição". forebears.io. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, and Peter McClure. 2016. ISBN 9780199677764.
- ^ a b "Assan - Names Encyclopedia". www.namespedia.com. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ Ocaso. "Freguesia News". freguesianews.com.br. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ "GeneaMinas - Botelho". www.geneaminas.com.br. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2013. ISBN 978-0195081374.