Assan (, ), also confused or used as
Hassan, is an
Arabian
The Arabian Peninsula (, , or , , ) or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated north-east of Africa on the Arabian plate. At , comparable in size to India, the Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world.
Geographically, the ...
,
Anglo-Saxon
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and
Ghanaian
The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Gold Coast (region), Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of ...
surname, and Kazakh and African given name. It is very common among
Ghanaians and some parts of Europe. The surname may be found also among
Lebanese refugees of
South America
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who changed their surnames because of the war,
as well as in
Romanians
Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...
.
Given name
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Assan Bazayev (born 1981), Kazakh bicycler
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Assan Musa Camara (1923–2013), Gambian politician
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Assan Ceesay (born 1994), Gambian footballer
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Assan Jatta (born 1984), Gambian footballer
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Assan John (born 1978), Gambian sprinter
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Assan Ouédraogo (born 2006), German footballer
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Assan Seck (born 2004), Senegalese footballer
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Assan Takhtakhunov (born 1986), Kazakh Nordic combined skier
Surname
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Amissah Assan (born 1993), Ghanaian footballer
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Bazil Assan (1860–1918), Romanian engineer and explorer
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Vitor Assan (born 1996), Brazilian musician
See also
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Hassan
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Assane
References
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Arabic-language surnames
Surnames of Ghanaian origin