Asher Forename
25,680th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 33,317 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel
Asher Forename Definition:
Ash'-er, blessedness. The son of Jacob and Zilpah his wife, Leah s servant The province allotted to this tribe was a maritime one, stretching along the coast, from Sidon on the north, to mount Carmel on the south. Gen. xxx. 13.
Asher Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 99% | 11,065 | 1:759 | 161 |
| United States | 95% | 4,448 | 1:81,506 | 3,876 |
| Syria | - | 4,307 | 1:4,482 | 559 |
| Iran | 100% | 1,929 | 1:40,693 | 1,636 |
| Pakistan | 76% | 1,608 | 1:120,869 | 4,971 |
| Philippines | 96% | 1,255 | 1:84,470 | 5,038 |
| Malawi | 71% | 1,248 | 1:13,712 | 1,385 |
| Ghana | 50% | 899 | 1:30,018 | 1,918 |
| England | 96% | 717 | 1:77,549 | 3,179 |
| India | 97% | 685 | 1:1,773,544 | 96,380 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 641 | 1:48,070 | 5,572 |
| Kenya | 59% | 503 | 1:92,062 | 5,011 |
| Nigeria | 92% | 428 | 1:414,870 | 13,852 |
| Canada | 100% | 350 | 1:94,667 | 4,919 |
| Australia | - | 331 | 1:41,262 | 2,127 |
| Indonesia | - | 319 | 1:808,664 | 53,243 |
| Zimbabwe | 88% | 296 | 1:52,107 | 4,499 |
| Uganda | 66% | 270 | 1:151,692 | 5,889 |
| South Africa | 93% | 169 | 1:322,678 | 17,825 |
| Jamaica | - | 156 | 1:18,482 | 1,594 |
| New Zealand | - | 128 | 1:35,438 | 2,216 |
| Thailand | 100% | 110 | 1:636,962 | 27,637 |
| Zambia | - | 109 | 1:145,457 | 5,837 |
| Afghanistan | 60% | 92 | 1:354,603 | 6,961 |
| Egypt | - | 87 | 1:1,056,333 | 18,582 |
| Congo | 64% | 86 | 1:58,247 | 4,249 |
| Russia | 96% | 54 | 1:2,670,995 | 16,227 |
| Brazil | 100% | 52 | 1:4,119,926 | 68,739 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 48 | 1:149,000 | 10,084 |
| Botswana | 100% | 47 | 1:46,478 | 4,592 |
| Netherlands | 98% | 47 | 1:359,619 | 10,367 |
| China | - | 44 | 1:31,046,722 | 61,111 |
| Malaysia | 88% | 44 | 1:692,044 | 27,306 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 41 | 1:1,800,673 | 45,176 |
| Iraq | 100% | 39 | 1:897,894 | 7,740 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 31 | 1:336,493 | 11,264 |
| Belgium | 100% | 30 | 1:383,001 | 6,933 |
| Tanzania | 64% | 28 | 1:1,885,297 | 21,873 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 28 | 1:48,622 | 4,388 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 27 | 1:258,903 | 5,728 |
| Liberia | 91% | 27 | 1:163,410 | 6,165 |
| Singapore | 50% | 27 | 1:232,854 | 8,839 |
| Spain | 100% | 27 | 1:1,723,332 | 10,918 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 73% | 26 | 1:229,741 | 10,423 |
| Germany | 100% | 23 | 1:4,203,386 | 18,257 |
| Mexico | 95% | 23 | 1:5,397,584 | 20,990 |
| Saint Lucia | 63% | 19 | 1:9,359 | 1,306 |
| France | 100% | 16 | 1:4,154,396 | 18,164 |
| Austria | 100% | 15 | 1:567,613 | 5,057 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 14 | 1:1,267,632 | 12,179 |
| Qatar | 100% | 13 | 1:182,277 | 21,851 |
| Guyana | 100% | 12 | 1:63,605 | 5,544 |
| Wales | 100% | 12 | 1:257,859 | 4,217 |
| Hungary | 100% | 11 | 1:890,161 | 2,642 |
| Papua New Guinea | 89% | 11 | 1:741,119 | 53,497 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 71% | 11 | 1:10,144 | 1,460 |
| Sweden | 100% | 11 | 1:896,173 | 18,593 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 10 | 1:6,130 | 975 |
| Grenada | 86% | 10 | 1:10,812 | 1,335 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 10 | 1:562,757 | 6,675 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 9 | 1:2,641,076 | 57,947 |
| Ecuador | - | 8 | 1:2,215,865 | 11,918 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 8 | 1:3,775,237 | 55,178 |
| Scotland | 100% | 7 | 1:764,338 | 8,248 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Chile | 83% | 6 | 1:2,934,535 | 17,145 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 6 | 1:8,538 | 1,253 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 6 | 1:9,111 | 1,173 |
| Peru | 100% | 6 | 1:5,298,576 | 37,737 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 6 | 1:1,368,916 | 14,223 |
| Belize | 100% | 5 | 1:70,862 | 4,575 |
| Czechia | - | 5 | 1:2,131,232 | 5,044 |
| Denmark | - | 5 | 1:1,129,900 | 12,942 |
| Italy | 74% | 5 | 1:12,212,418 | 34,417 |
| Norway | 100% | 5 | 1:1,026,466 | 14,100 |
| Panama | - | 5 | 1:781,311 | 18,191 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Bhutan | 67% | 4 | 1:206,232 | 3,492 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 4 | 1:4,027,107 | 7,742 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Colombia | - | 3 | 1:15,926,309 | 51,235 |
| Finland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 3 | 1:15,166,636 | 17,541 |
| Anguilla | - | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:54,874 | 3,819 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Greece | 100% | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jordan | 50% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
Asher (32,669) may also be a surname.
Asher Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ash'-er, blessedness. The son of Jacob and Zilpah his wife, Leah s servant The province allotted to this tribe was a maritime one, stretching along the coast, from Sidon on the north, to mount Carmel on the south. Gen. xxx. 13.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: happy.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Hebrew name, meaning: Blessed: happy: lucky: fortunate. (Egyptian) Evening.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Asher Forename Popularity
Asher Demographics
Average Asher Salary in
United States
$47,441 USD
Per year
Rank:
154,779 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00106007
Rank: 4,195 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
108.99%
Sample size: 1,842 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Asher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asher in the Russian language | ||
| Ашер | aser | - |
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