Cognomen Ашот (Ашот 
, Ashot 
, Aschot 
) , all around the world, is a common surname. The surname Ашот is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Armenia, where it is a prevalent surname, Georgia, where it is quite a common surname, and Israel, where it is quite a rare surname. Likewise, Ашот is the forename as well as the last name.