Asaf Surname
Approximately 4,921 people bear this surname
Asaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 1,316 | 1:6,503 | 991 |
| Lebanon | 669 | 1:8,426 | 1,316 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| Egypt | 580 | 1:158,510 | 12,069 |
| Pakistan | 371 | 1:481,520 | 8,426 |
| Indonesia | 286 | 1:462,410 | 38,282 |
| India | 243 | 1:3,156,648 | 92,962 |
| United States | 156 | 1:2,323,455 | 144,218 |
| England | 124 | 1:449,339 | 29,774 |
| Iran | 119 | 1:645,231 | 34,926 |
| Argentina | 87 | 1:491,304 | 36,372 |
| Iraq | 68 | 1:515,024 | 8,412 |
| Mexico | 60 | 1:2,068,770 | 19,099 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Turkey | 14 | 1:5,558,673 | 112,907 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
Asaf (33,663) may also be a first name.
Asaf Demographics
Average Asaf Salary in
United States
$43,331 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Asaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Asaf (Arabic: أسف, Bengali: আসক, Hindi: आसफ, Marathi: आसाफ़, Oriya: ଆସଫ, Russian: Асаф) occurs in Israel more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Asaf.
How Common Is The Last Name Asaf? popularity and diffusion
The surname Asaf is the 96,622nd most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,480,908 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Asaf live; 43 percent live in West Asia and 27 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 25,475th most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 33,663 people.
The surname is most common in Israel, where it is held by 1,316 people, or 1 in 6,503. In Israel it is primarily found in: Central District, where 26 percent reside, Northern District, where 17 percent reside and Haifa District, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Israel this surname is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 14 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 13 percent reside.
Asaf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Asaf last name is primarily Maronite (98%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Asaf are 9.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.16% being registered with the political party.
The amount Asaf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 231.43% more than the national average, earning $75,243,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $43,331 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.02% more than the national average, earning $59,629 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asaf in the Bengali language | ||
| আসক | asaka | - |
| Asaf in the Marathi language | ||
| आसाफ़ | asafa | - |
| Asaf in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆସଫ | asapha | 81.82 |
| ଆସଫ୍ | asaph | 9.09 |
| ଆସାଫ୍ | asaph | 4.55 |
| ଆଶଫ୍ | asaph | 4.55 |
| Asaf in the Hindi language | ||
| आसफ | asapha | 73.96 |
| असफ | asapha | 16.6 |
| असाफ | asapha | 4.53 |
| आसाफ | asapha | 4.15 |
| आसफ़ | asafa | 0.38 |
| असफ़ | asafa | 0.38 |
| Asaf in the Russian language | ||
| Асаф | asaf | - |
| Asaf in the Arabic language | ||
| أسف | asf | - |
| اسف | asf | - |
| أسعاف | asaf | - |
| اصاف | asaf | - |
| آصاف | asaf | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Asaf
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