Asghir Surname

440,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Asghir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asghir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3631:492,1328,558
Iraq1681:208,4624,771
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
United Arab Emirates791:115,9789,837
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
England91:6,190,895170,599
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Asghir (331) may also be a first name.

Asghir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Asghir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮ) is most common in Pakistan. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asghir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 440,964th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,391,167 people. The surname Asghir is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Asghir are found; 47 percent are found in South Asia and 47 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 481,336th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 331 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 363 people, or 1 in 492,132. In Pakistan Asghir is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 73 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 12 percent are found and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan Asghir is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 22 percent are found and Morocco, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asghair9229/
Ashghir922/
Asgheir922/
Asgir91140/
Assgheir861/
Asghaire861/
Asgher8311,179/
Azghir831,871/
Ashgir836/
Asgair835/
Assgir832/
Ajghir831/
Osghir831/
Aasgir831/
Asghre831/
Asgehr831/
Ousghir77731/
Ashgair7748/
Ashgher7731/
Azghair7726/
Azgheir7721/
Asgheer7720/
Asghear772/
Ausgher771/
Hasngir771/
Aasghre771/
Askgher771/
Asghger771/
Ashgier771/
Asggher771/
Ashgire771/
Aschgir771/
Adjghir771/
Asghere771/
Asguire770/
Asger732,602/
Azgir731/
Asyngier71136/
Ashghere711/
Asguirre711/
Oussghir711/
Ousghire711/
Ousgheir711/
Aschinger67411/
Ashger67288/
Azgier6729/
Assyngier6722/
Asgeer6718/
Azgher6717/
Aszengier6711/
Hasengier675/
Ausger674/
Assger672/
Gasger672/
Asgert671/
Ashgre671/
Azguir671/
Ahsger671/
Ajgher671/
Azgair671/
Asgger671/

Asghir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asghir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺻﻐﻴﺮasghyr-

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