Al Ashraf Surname

355,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Al Ashraf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Ashraf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria5191:37,1892,255
Yemen4361:60,6084,555
Jordan241:368,43511,926
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Palestine61:758,14214,544
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Al Ashraf (16) may also be a first name.

Al Ashraf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Ashraf is carried by more people in Syria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Al Ashraf click here.

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

The last name Al Ashraf is the 355,117th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,116,744 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Ashraf reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 54 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common given name throughout the world, held by 16 people.

Al Ashraf is most commonly held in Syria, where it is held by 519 people, or 1 in 37,189. In Syria it is most common in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Barring Syria it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 43 percent reside and Jordan, where 2 percent reside.

Al Ashraf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Ashraaf951/
Al Asraf9410/
Al-Ashraf89176/
Al Achraf892/
Al Ashrouf844/
Al Ashraph841/
Al Ajraf821/
Al Hajraf7829/
Al-Achraf786/
Al-Hajraf675/

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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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  • 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 Ashraf
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