Asfour Surname
Approximately 31,553 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 8,481 | 1:10,840 | 1,294 |
| Syria | 5,021 | 1:3,844 | 442 |
| Jordan | 4,378 | 1:2,020 | 368 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,578 | 1:8,624 | 1,197 |
| Palestine | 3,421 | 1:1,330 | 230 |
| Iraq | 1,865 | 1:18,778 | 1,126 |
| Lebanon | 1,065 | 1:5,293 | 928 |
| Morocco | 988 | 1:34,895 | 5,588 |
| United States | 665 | 1:545,051 | 45,128 |
| Algeria | 615 | 1:62,816 | 10,409 |
| Kuwait | 347 | 1:10,953 | 1,529 |
| Canada | 192 | 1:191,904 | 18,895 |
| Yemen | 177 | 1:149,295 | 7,453 |
| United Arab Emirates | 93 | 1:98,519 | 8,703 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Qatar | 62 | 1:38,032 | 3,887 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Israel | 34 | 1:251,695 | 22,987 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| Iran | 29 | 1:2,647,673 | 84,414 |
| Venezuela | 26 | 1:1,161,695 | 16,759 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 15 | 1:7,358 | 1,106 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
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.
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Asfour Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Asfour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asfour Come From? nationality or country of origin
Asfour (Arabic: العصفور, Russian: Асфоур) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Asfour? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 17,558th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 230,962 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Asfour reside; 64 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 162,209th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 2,142 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is held by 8,481 people, or 1 in 10,840. Besides Egypt this last name exists in 53 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 16 percent reside and Jordan, where 14 percent reside.
Asfour Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Asfour surname is principally Shiite (31%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Asfour are 15.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.79% registered with 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
Asfour Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asfour in the Russian language | ||
| Асфоур | asfour | - |
| Asfour in the Arabic language | ||
| العصفور | alsfwr | - |
| عصفور | sfwr | - |
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Asfour Reference & Research
Alasfour FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Asfour
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