Assan (surname)
Assan, also confused or used as Hassan, is an Arabian, Anglo-Saxon and Ghanaian 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 who changed their surnames because of the war, as well as in Romanians.
Given name
- Assan Bazayev, Kazakh bicycler
- Assan Musa Camara, Gambian politician
- Assan Ceesay, Gambian footballer
- Assan Jatta, Gambian footballer
- Assan John, Gambian sprinter
- Assan Ouédraogo, German footballer
- Assan Seck, Senegalese footballer
- Assan Takhtakhunov, Kazakh Nordic combined skier
Surname
- Amissah Assan, Ghanaian footballer
- Bazil Assan, Romanian engineer and explorer
- Vitor Assan, Brazilian musician