Al Asmar Surname

44,778th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Al Asmar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Asmar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon9,2791:608105
Palestine1,0851:4,192956
Syria4851:39,7962,360
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
United Arab Emirates1151:79,6727,295
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Jordan121:736,87014,651
Tunisia111:55,5117,191
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Al Asmar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Asmar (Georgian: ალ ასმარ) is borne by more people in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 44,778th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 628,128 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Al Asmar are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 94 percent are found in Levant.

This last name is most widespread in Lebanon, where it is held by 9,279 people, or 1 in 608. In Lebanon Al Asmar is most frequent in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 67 percent reside, Akkar Governorate, where 12 percent reside and North Governorate, where 7 percent reside. Barring Lebanon this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 9 percent reside and Syria, where 4 percent reside.

Al Asmar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Al Asmar last name is chiefly Maronite (66%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Al Asmar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Al Asmar in the Georgian language
ალ ასმარal asmar-

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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
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