Al-Assad Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al-Assad Surname User-submission:

Al-Assad means 'the lion' in Arabic.

Al-Assad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Syria131:1,484,6948,122
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Al-Assad (10) may also be a first name.

Al-Assad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Al-Assad means 'the lion' in Arabic.

- someuser

Al-Assad Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Assad Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Al-Assad (Russian: Аль-ассад) occurs most in Saudi Arabia. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Al-Assad.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Assad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 910,497th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Al-Assad are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread given name globally It is held by 10 people.

The surname Al-Assad is most numerous in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Aside from Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 4 percent are found and Egypt, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Al-Assaad9429/
Al-Ass'ad941/
Al-Asad93909/
Al-Assa931/
Al-Asaad88556/
Al Assad88513/
Al-As'ad886/
Al-Hassa884/
Al-Asa'd881/
Al Assaad8242/
Al-Hassau821/
Al Asad804,160/
Al-Azad802,109/
Al-Aysa8022/
Al-Easa8021/
Al-Asso803/
Al-Asha801/
Al-Aisa801/
Al Assa801/
Al-Asadova781/
Al Assas751,123/
Al-Eissa751,017/
Al Asaad75289/
Al Assai75150/
Al-Hasso7524/
Al Ashad7510/
Al Hassa758/
Al As'ad754/
Al Eassa754/
Al Assaj751/
Al Assay751/
Al-Hausa751/
Al-Asgah751/
Al Aissa751/
Al Asaid751/
Al Assais71306/
Al Asa'ad718/
Al Asa715/
Al-Aza713/
Al Hashad712/
Al Hassaa711/
Al Azad676,681/
Al-Eisa671,686/
Al Hasa67203/
Al-Hashash6762/
Al Ahsa6737/
Al Asha6723/
Al Aisa6722/
Al Asia6721/
Al Easa6716/
Al-Haza6715/
Al Asat6710/
Al Asai677/
Al-Azza674/
Al Asah673/
Al Asod672/
Al Asas672/
Al-Azat672/
Al-Asoo671/
Al Aysa671/
Al Hassais671/
Al-Azso671/

Al-Assad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Al-Assad in the Russian language
Аль-ассадal-assad-

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