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Where Does The Last Name Asal Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Asal (Arabic: عصيل, Hindi: असल, Marathi: आसाल, Oriya: ଆସଲ, Russian: Асал, Tibetan: ཨ་ཤཱལ་) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Asal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 21,357^th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 285,473 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Asal live; 30 percent live in North Africa and 30 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 15,054^th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 63,825 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 7,627 people, or 1 in 12,054. Besides Egypt this last name occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 15 percent live and Afghanistan, where 15 percent live.

Asal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Asal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Asal surname expanded 918 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Asal Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (64%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Asal surname are 6.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Asal earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.46% more than the national average, earning $53,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $51,262 CAD per year.