Asfour Surname

17,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Palestine

Asfour Surname User-submission:

Asfour is a bird, sparrow or finch. All of them are the English translation of the surname Asfour.

Asfour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8,4811:10,8401,294
Syria5,0211:3,844442
Jordan4,3781:2,020368
Saudi Arabia3,5781:8,6241,197
Palestine3,4211:1,330230
Iraq1,8651:18,7781,126
Lebanon1,0651:5,293928
Morocco9881:34,8955,588
United States6651:545,05145,128
Algeria6151:62,81610,409
Kuwait3471:10,9531,529
Canada1921:191,90418,895
Yemen1771:149,2957,453
United Arab Emirates931:98,5198,703
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Qatar621:38,0323,887
England611:913,41146,955
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Australia411:658,43245,385
France391:1,703,147154,208
Israel341:251,69522,987
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Iran291:2,647,67384,414
Venezuela261:1,161,69516,759
Belgium231:499,85448,667
United States Virgin Islands151:7,3581,106
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Oman61:614,6626,082
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Panama41:978,06412,245
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Asfour (2,142) may also be a first name.

Asfour Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Asfour is a bird, sparrow or finch. All of them are the English translation of the surname Asfour.

- faed

Asfour Last Name Facts

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

Asfour (Arabic: العصفور, Russian: Асфоур) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Asfour? popularity and diffusion

It is the 17,558th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 230,962 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Asfour live; 64 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Levant. Asfour is also the 162,209th most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 2,142 people.

This surname is most frequent in Egypt, where it is held by 8,481 people, or 1 in 10,840. Barring Egypt this last name is found in 53 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 16 percent reside and Jordan, where 14 percent reside.

Asfour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Shiite (31%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Asfour last name are 15.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Asfour earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 26.76% more than the national average, earning $54,695 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.77% more than the national average, earning $56,523 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ashfour92135/
Assfour9274/
Aasfour9210/
Asfouer929/
Asfoure922/
Asfor912,054/
Asfur91320/
Afour91187/
Assffour861/
Asfoor832,392/
Gafour831,141/
Osfour83219/
Hafour83161/
Asford8348/
Affour8320/
Ahfour839/
Aufour837/
Assfor836/
Aifour834/
Aafour834/
Ashfor833/
Azfour832/
Afgour831/
Gasfur831/
Gasfor830/
Afor804,069/
Afur80420/
Asfourová804/
Ashford7721,447/
Gaffour771,988/
Hasford771,654/
Gaafour77116/
Gahfour7734/
Ashfort778/
Ausford777/
Ahsford774/
Ossfour774/
Assford773/
Aisford772/
Hasfort771/
Asfford771/
Haffour771/
Hadfour771/
Achfour771/
Ousfour771/
Addfour771/
Hatfour771/
Hasfurd771/
Asforth771/
Asfurth771/
Apfouer771/
Asdford770/
Gafur7349,808/
Asfar7324,468/
Gafor73861/
Afure73744/
Affor73384/
Afore73294/
Osfor73209/
Hafor73123/
Afoor7398/
Aford7362/
Aafor7352/
Affur7338/
Hafur7313/
Aforz7311/
Ofour738/
Aifur736/
Afort736/
Apfur735/
Afuhr733/
Azfor731/
Osfur731/
Axfor731/
Afaur731/
Ahfor731/
Afuur731/
Afeur731/
Afuor731/
Ayshford71183/
Aishford7150/
Hasforth7150/
Aschfort7111/
Achfoure715/
Haysford711/
Eadsford711/
Hausford710/
Hassford710/
Gaiffour710/
Ausfaurd710/
Gafoor6750,777/
Aufort67929/
Gaffor67921/
Gaffur67737/
Afford67711/
Ayford67557/
Assfar67206/
Ashfar67199/
Eadsforth67188/
Asffar67172/
Gafoer67128/
Asfard6790/
Eaford6788/
Gafhur6746/
Haford6733/
Affore6722/
Osford6721/
Aschforth6721/
Gaufur6720/
Gahfor6720/
Haffor6716/
Gayfor6715/
Ayfort6714/
Gasfar6713/
Affort6713/
Hasfar6711/
Atford6711/
Hassforth6710/
Hafeur6710/
Aufore6710/
Adford678/
Gofour677/
Gafaur677/
Gafuor677/
Gafhor676/
Aphour676/
Hafoor675/
Auford674/
Hayshford674/
Hafort674/
Aiford673/
Gafuir673/
Asfhar673/
Gafuer672/
Gaafur672/
Asfair672/
Hayfor672/
Hafore672/
Asfeer672/
Hassfurth672/
Asfaar672/
Afordt672/
Osfort671/
Gapfur671/
Gafurr671/
Aaford671/
Afajor671/
Aufoor671/
Afforh671/
Haufor671/
Ofourt671/
Afpfor671/
Asfgar671/
Hgafor671/
Haudsford671/
Gazfor671/
Haifur671/
Gaifor671/
Aafaur671/
Aszfar671/
Auffur671/
Affure671/
Avford671/
Afayor671/
Asfart671/
Hafuer670/
Hadfor670/
Heasfford670/
Apford670/
Ahford670/

Asfour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asfour in the Russian language
Асфоурasfour-
Asfour in the Arabic language
العصفورalsfwr-
عصفورsfwr-

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Asfour Reference & Research

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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 Asfour
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