Al Askar Surname

100,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Al Askar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Askar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria2,2381:8,624828
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
Lebanon5741:9,8211,484
United Arab Emirates4471:20,4972,376
Kuwait4051:9,3841,298
Jordan2331:37,9504,355
Palestine181:252,71410,113
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al Askar Last Name Facts

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

Al Askar is found in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Al Askar.

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

It is the 100,129th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,543,645 people. The last name Al Askar occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Askar live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 65 percent live in Levant.

The surname is most prevalent in Syria, where it is borne by 2,238 people, or 1 in 8,624. In Syria it is primarily concentrated in: Aleppo Governorate, where 95 percent are found, Homs Governorate, where 5 percent are found and Al-Hasakah Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Beside Syria Al Askar exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent are found and Lebanon, where 12 percent are found.

Al Askar Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Ashkar94759/
Al-Askar881,457/
Al Asqar886/
Al Ashqar8226,823/
Al-Ashkar82675/
Al Askour826/
Al Hachkar781/
Al-Ashqar71460/
Al-Achkar7117/
Al-Azkhar711/

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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 Askar
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