Al Asal Surname

166,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Asal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Asal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen2,1691:12,1831,458
Lebanon3641:15,4862,083
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Palestine221:206,7669,351
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Al Asal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Asal is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Asal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Al Asal is the 166,971st most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,812,638 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Asal reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is carried by 2,169 people, or 1 in 12,183. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 23 percent live, 'Amran Governorate, where 16 percent live and Raymah Governorate, where 15 percent live. Apart from Yemen it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 14 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Al Asal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Sunni (46%) in Lebanon.

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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
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  • 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 Asal
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