Al-Asfoor Surname
Approximately 875 people bear this surname
Al-Asfoor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 617 | 1:2,186 | 331 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Oman | 13 | 1:283,690 | 4,528 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Al-Asfoor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Asfoor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al-Asfoor is held by more people in Bahrain than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Asfoor? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 401,442nd most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,328,624 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Asfoor live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname Al-Asfoor is most widely held in Bahrain, where it is held by 617 people, or 1 in 2,186. Without taking into account Bahrain it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 23 percent live and Kuwait, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Assfoor | 95 | 1 | / |
| Al Asfoor | 89 | 509 | / |
| Al-Asfour | 89 | 436 | / |
| Al-Gafoor | 89 | 2 | / |
| Al-Asfar | 82 | 228 | / |
| Al Asfor | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Asfour | 78 | 195 | / |
| Al Gafoor | 78 | 4 | / |
| Al-Afar | 75 | 4 | / |
| Al Gahfoor | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al Asfar | 71 | 3,704 | / |
| Al Afour | 71 | 5 | / |
| Al-Gafar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Haffar | 67 | 245 | / |
| Al-Gaffar | 67 | 12 | / |
| Al-Esfahr | 67 | 11 | / |
| Al Hafour | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al Assfar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Asfaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Afar | 63 | 27 | / |
| Al Hafar | 59 | 1,128 | / |
| Al Gafar | 59 | 2 | / |
| Al Aifar | 59 | 2 | / |
| Al Haffar | 56 | 88 | / |
| Al Gafaar | 56 | 1 | / |
| Al-Heifard | 53 | 2 | / |
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Al-Asfoor Reference & Research
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al-Asfoor
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis