Al Assaf Surname
Approximately 8,229 people bear this surname
Al Assaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 6,962 | 1:2,772 | 329 |
| Saudi Arabia | 914 | 1:33,759 | 4,846 |
| Kuwait | 145 | 1:26,212 | 3,463 |
| Lebanon | 120 | 1:46,976 | 4,005 |
| United Arab Emirates | 45 | 1:203,606 | 14,059 |
| Palestine | 11 | 1:413,532 | 12,017 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Al Assaf Demographics
Al Assaf Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Assaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Assaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Assaf occurs in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Assaf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 61,107th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 885,593 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Assaf live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Levant.
This last name is most prevalent in Syria, where it is carried by 6,962 people, or 1 in 2,772. In Syria Al Assaf is most numerous in: Aleppo Governorate, where 80 percent live, Homs Governorate, where 12 percent live and Damascus Governorate, where 7 percent live. Barring Syria this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent live and Kuwait, where 2 percent live.
Al Assaf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Sunni (59%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Hassaf | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Asaf | 93 | 8 | / |
| Al-Assaf | 88 | 2,519 | / |
| Al Assab | 88 | 10 | / |
| Al Asaif | 88 | 4 | / |
| Al Ashaf | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Asaaf | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Assaab | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Ashaaf | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Asab | 80 | 170 | / |
| Al-Asaf | 80 | 5 | / |
| Al Ashab | 75 | 242 | / |
| Al Hasab | 75 | 16 | / |
| Al Hazaf | 75 | 7 | / |
| Al Asouf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Osaif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Ahsab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Hossab | 71 | 1,973 | / |
| Al Ashhab | 71 | 544 | / |
| Al Hashab | 71 | 13 | / |
| Al Ashaib | 71 | 5 | / |
| Al As'hab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Hassab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Ashaab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Azab | 67 | 15,811 | / |
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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 Assaf
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