Anastasia

Anastasia Meaning & Origin

About Anastasia
The surname Anastasia is derived from the Greek name Anastasios, which means "resurrection" or "rebirth." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify someone as the child of a person named Anastasios. The name Anastasia is often associated with the Christian belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, symbolizing hope and new beginnings. As a surname, Anastasia may have been given to individuals whose ancestors were believed to have been born or baptized on Easter Sunday, a significant day in the Christian calendar.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Anastasia is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Anastasia: 1,039
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 24,186
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.35

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Anastasia based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ANSTS
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A5023020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AE0 N AH0 S T EY1 ZH AH0
🌐 IPA
/ænəˈsteɪʒə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ANSTS', 'ANSTX')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A523

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Anastasia in Braille

Here's how to represent Anastasia in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Anastasia in braille

How to sign the name Anastasia using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Anastasia using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Anastasia in sign language

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