Assan (surname)
Assan (Arabic: آسان, Hebrew: אסן), 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 (1993-), Ghanaian footballer
- Bazil Assan (1860-1918), Romanian engineer and explorer
- Vitor Assan (1996-), Brazilian musician
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.
- "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.
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