an vs as per

an

prep
  • In each; to or for each; per. 

article
  • Used before one and words with initial u, eu. 

  • Used before a vowel sound. 

  • Used before all consonants. 

  • Used before /h/ in an unstressed syllable. 

  • Used before /h/ in a stressed syllable. 

noun
  • The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri). 

num
  • one 

as per

prep
  • Consistent, or in accordance, with; according to 

How often have the words an and as per occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )