Al-Asfour Surname
Approximately 436 people bear this surname
Al-Asfour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Kuwait | 145 | 1:26,212 | 3,463 |
| Iran | 48 | 1:1,599,636 | 62,090 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Al-Asfour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Asfour Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al-Asfour is more frequently found in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Asfour? popularity and diffusion
The surname Al-Asfour is the 681,965th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 16,714,555 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Asfour reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
This surname is most commonly held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Beside Saudi Arabia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 33 percent are found and Iran, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Asfoor | 89 | 875 | / |
| Al Asfour | 89 | 195 | / |
| Al-Assfoor | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al-Asfar | 82 | 228 | / |
| Al Afour | 82 | 5 | / |
| Al Asfor | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Asfoor | 78 | 509 | / |
| Al-Gafoor | 78 | 2 | / |
| Al Hafour | 78 | 2 | / |
| Al-Afar | 75 | 4 | / |
| Al Asfar | 71 | 3,704 | / |
| Al Gafur | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Gafar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Haffar | 67 | 245 | / |
| Al-Gaffar | 67 | 12 | / |
| Al-Esfahr | 67 | 11 | / |
| Al Gafoor | 67 | 4 | / |
| Al Assfar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Asfaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Afar | 63 | 27 | / |
| Al Gahfoor | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Hafar | 59 | 1,128 | / |
| Al Gafar | 59 | 2 | / |
| Al Aifar | 59 | 2 | / |
| Al-Ofair | 59 | 1 | / |
| Al Haffar | 56 | 88 | / |
| Al Gafaar | 56 | 1 | / |
| Al-Heifard | 53 | 2 | / |
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Al-Asfour Reference & Research
Alasfour FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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-Asfour
- 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