Last name Асанте (Asante 
, Асанте 
) , worldwide, is a widespread cognomen. The last name Асанте is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, where it is a common surname, Lesotho, where it is quite a common surname, and Gambia, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Ghana, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, Асанте is the forename as well as the last name.