Asgar Surname
Approximately 29,890 people bear this surname
Asgar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 10,082 | 1:76,083 | 5,159 |
| Bangladesh | 6,218 | 1:25,628 | 1,727 |
| Pakistan | 5,876 | 1:30,402 | 1,508 |
| Iran | 3,317 | 1:23,148 | 2,928 |
| Indonesia | 1,361 | 1:97,171 | 10,094 |
| Philippines | 1,066 | 1:94,970 | 16,533 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| United Arab Emirates | 366 | 1:25,034 | 2,815 |
| Kuwait | 337 | 1:11,278 | 1,556 |
| United States | 141 | 1:2,570,631 | 155,955 |
| Malaysia | 135 | 1:218,476 | 12,676 |
| Qatar | 94 | 1:25,085 | 2,628 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| Brunei | 61 | 1:6,864 | 951 |
| England | 58 | 1:960,656 | 48,451 |
| Turkey | 44 | 1:1,768,669 | 64,663 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Azerbaijan | 20 | 1:482,456 | 9,378 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Maldives | 19 | 1:21,272 | 1,350 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Guyana | 16 | 1:47,639 | 4,360 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Aşgar (20) are calculated separately.
Asgar (108,518) may also be a first name.
Asgar Demographics
Average Asgar Salary in
United States
$65,806 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Asgar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asgar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Asgar (Hindi: असगर, Marathi: असगर, Oriya: ଅସଗର, Russian: Асгар) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Aşgar. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asgar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,447th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 243,812 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Asgar live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Asgar is also the 9,465th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 108,518 people.
The surname Asgar is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 10,082 people, or 1 in 76,083. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 37 percent are found, Bihar, where 32 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 6 percent are found. Aside from India this surname occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 21 percent are found and Pakistan, where 20 percent are found.
Asgar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Asgar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 7,050 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 5,800 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Asgar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Asgar last name are 4.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.35% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Asgar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 22.4% less than the national average, earning R 184,416 per year; in United States they earn 52.51% more than the national average, earning $65,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.16% more than the national average, earning $56,220 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asgar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asgar in the Hindi language | ||
| असगर | asagara | 99.52 |
| अस्गर | asgara | 0.3 |
| असग | asaga | 0 |
| आस्गर | asgara | 0 |
| Asgar in the Marathi language | ||
| असगर | asagara | 85.03 |
| अन्सारी | ansari | 5.76 |
| अजगर | ajagara | 2.24 |
| गर | gara | 0.36 |
| सारी | sari | 0.19 |
| नागरी | nagari | 0.05 |
| सारा | sara | 0.02 |
| तगार | tagara | 0.02 |
| मगरू | magaru | 0.02 |
| सागर | sagara | 0.02 |
| गार | gara | 0.02 |
| सुगरा | sugara | 0.02 |
| Asgar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅସଗର | asagara | 80.29 |
| ଆସଗର | asagara | 10.57 |
| ଅସ୍ଗର | asgara | 2.86 |
| ଅଜଗର | ajagara | 2.57 |
| ଅସ୍ଗର୍ | asgar | 1.71 |
| ଆସ୍ଗର | asgara | 0.57 |
| ଅସଗର୍ | asagar | 0.29 |
| Asgar in the Russian language | ||
| Асгар | asgar | - |
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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
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