Asarf Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Asarf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asarf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India881:8,716,652177,764
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Asarf (237) may also be a first name.

Asarf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Asarf (Hindi: असरफ, Marathi: असफर्, Oriya: ଅସରଫ) is found most in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Asarf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Asarf is the 1,931,261st most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Asarf reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 581,650th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 237 people.

The surname Asarf is most numerous in India, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 8,716,652. In India it is most numerous in: Bihar, where 82 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 13 percent are found and Delhi, where 2 percent are found. Other than India it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asharf913,258/
Asgarf9110/
Ascarf911/
Ahsarf911/
Assarf911/
Asarfh911/
Aasarf911/
Hasarf911/
Ashaarf831/
Asaharf831/
Asharfh831/
Ashgarf831/
Ashharf831/
Azarf80381/
Asarv8024/
Osarf801/
Asorf801/
Aserf801/
Ahsahhrf771/
Asherf73266/
Hasarb73164/
Asarph7328/
Acharf731/
Hajarf731/
Asgarv731/
Esharf731/
Asharb731/
Azharf731/
Hazarf731/
O'Sarf730/
Asharph6743/
Hajarfe675/
Aassarv672/
Aasjarv671/
Gossarf670/

Asarf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asarf in the Oriya language
ଅସରଫasarapha-
Asarf in the Marathi language
असफर्asaphar75
असरफasarapha25
Asarf in the Hindi language
असरफasarapha71.43
असर्फasarpha19.05
अशरफasarapha4.76
असारफasarapha2.38
अशर्फasarpha2.38

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Asarf
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