Family name Ашканов (Ашканов 
) , globally, is a very rare cognomen. The last name Ашканов is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare surname, Russia, where it is a very rare surname, and Kazakhstan. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine. Very seldom, Ашканов is the forename as well as the last name.