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
Asaf Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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) is found most in Israel. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Asaf.
How Common Is The Last Name Asaf? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 96,622nd most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,480,908 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Asaf reside; 43 percent reside in West Asia and 27 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Asaf is also the 25,475th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 33,663 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Israel, where it is borne by 1,316 people, or 1 in 6,503. In Israel Asaf is most numerous in: Central District, where 26 percent are found, Northern District, where 17 percent are found and Haifa District, where 15 percent are found. Not including Israel this last name is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 14 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 13 percent are found.
Asaf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Maronite (98%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Asaf surname are 9.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.16% registered with the 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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